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西番
西番
Chinese
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west western |
foreigner(s) barbarian(s) |
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simp. and trad. (西番) |
西 | 番 | |
Proper noun
西番
- (historical ethnic slur) "The Western Barbarians", particularly
- (Tang era) Various native peoples west of Gansu.
- (Qing era) Various native peoples of western Sichuan and Yunnan neither Tibetan nor Yi, particularly the Qiang and other speakers of Qiangic languages.
- (Qing era, historical geography) Their homelands.
- Synonym of 西藏人, the Tibetans.
- (geography) Synonym of 西藏, Tibet.