西國

西國

1. (historical, literary) feudal lords of western states

西國

1. (literary) Alternative name for 西域 (Xīyù, “Western Regions”).
2. (literary) "western countries", the region where Buddhism originated: India and Central Asia

   • 固少小苦學，字書無不識者。西國梵字，亦能讀之。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     固少小苦学，字书无不识者。西国梵字，亦能读之。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 9^th century, 李復言,《定婚店》

     Gù shàoxiǎo kǔxué, zìshū wúbù shízhě. Xīguó fànzì, yì néng dú zhī. [Pinyin]

     I study hard from a young age, and I know every Chinese character on the dictionary. Even Sanskrit from the Western countries is as easy to me as ABC.

3. (dated) Western countries; countries in Europe and the Americas