fān
fence
hedge
screen
barrier
vassal state
Taiwan pr. [fan2]
Zēng Guó fān
Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man
fān lí
hedge
fence
(fig.) barrier
Sān fān shì
San Francisco (California)
fān zhèn
lit. fence town
buffer region (between enemies)
Tang dynasty system of provincial administration under a provincial governor 節度使|节度使[jie2 du4 shi3]
Cài Dōng fān
Cai Dongfan (1877-1945), historian, author of popular general history texts up until his own time
sān fān zhī luàn
Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi
Lǐ Zhèn fān
Li Zhenfan (1940-1973), real name of the actor Bruce Lee 李小龍|李小龙[Li3 Xiao3 long2]
fèi fān zhì xiàn
to abolish the feudal Han and introduce modern prefectures (refers to reorganization during Meiji Japan)
dī yáng chù fān
lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat
without any way out of a dilemma
trapped
in an impossible situation
fān kù
government repository
state provincial warehouse (esp. during Qing dynasty)
Sān fān pàn luàn
rebellion against the Qing of 1670s, pacified by Kangxi
Diāo fān dōu
Diophantus of Alexandria (3rd century AD), Greek mathematician
yáng chù fān lí
lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat
without any way out of a dilemma
trapped
in an impossible situation
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