安南 (An nán) — historical name for Vietnam (Annam)
Definition
Historical Chinese name for Vietnam (Annam), used in imperial-era texts for the region to the south. Not used for the modern country — that's 越南.
noun
historical name for Vietnam (Annam)
Examples
- 安南。An nán Shì gǔ dài zhōng guó duì yuè nán de chēng hu.Annan was the ancient Chinese name for Vietnam.
- ,安南。Táng cháo shí qī, An nán dì qū yǔ zhōng guó wǎng lái mì qiè.During the Tang dynasty, the Annan region had close contact with China.
- 安南。Tā zài lì shǐ kè shàng xué xí le guān yú An nán de zhī shi.He learned about Annan in history class.
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