附庸 (fù yōng) — vassal state; dependency; appendage; subordinate entity
Definition
A ‘vassal state’ or ‘dependency’ — a country or entity politically/culturally subordinated to a stronger power. Used figuratively for things reduced to a subordinate appendage (e.g. culture as 经济的附庸).
noun
vassal statedependencyappendagesubordinate entity
Examples
- 附庸。Zhè ge guó jiā céng jīng shì luó mǎ de fù yōng.This country was once a vassal state of Rome.
- 附庸。Wén huà bù yīng chéng wéi jīng jì de fù yōng.Culture should not become an appendage of the economy.
- ，附庸。Zài lì shǐ shàng, xǔ duō xiǎo guó dōu lún wéi qiáng guó de fù yōng.Historically, many small states were reduced to dependencies of powerful nations.
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