高棉 (Gāo mián) — Cambodia (historical name for the country); Khmer (the ethnic group or language)
Definition
高棉 is the older Chinese name for Cambodia and for the Khmer people and their language. It pairs naturally with 语, 人, and 文化 to form compound terms.
noun
Cambodia (historical name for the country)Khmer (the ethnic group or language)
Examples
- 高棉，。Gāo mián Shì dōng nán yà de yí gè guó jiā, xiàn zài jiào jiǎn pǔ zhài.Cambodia is a country in Southeast Asia; it is now called Kampuchea.
- 高棉。Gāo mián Yǔ shì jiǎn pǔ zhài de guān fāng yǔ yán zhī yī.Khmer is one of the official languages of Cambodia.
- 高棉。Gāo mián Wén huà yǒu zhe yōu jiǔ de lì shǐ.Khmer culture has a long history.
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