三藩

Chinese

Pronunciation


Etymology 1

three feudatory
trad. (三藩)
simp. #(三藩)

Proper noun

三藩

  1. (historical) Three Feudatories (three lords of the fiefdoms during the Qing dynasty)
    三藩三藩  ―  sānfān zhī luàn  ―  Revolt of the Three Feudatories
Derived terms

Etymology 2

three feudatory
trad. (三藩)
simp. #(三藩)

Back-formation from 三藩市 (Sānfānshì), understanding (shì) to be the optional morpheme "city" sometimes attached to city names; (at the time of coinage, the full name was 三藩市.).

Proper noun

三藩

  1. (chiefly Mainland China) San Francisco (a city in California, United States)
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