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封國

简封国 · 繁封國

Mandarin · pinyin fēng guó

vassal state

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封: fēng · letter, envelope; feudal
國: Look up this written character
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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1–2 · feng1 guo2

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noun

(historical, archaic) feudal state; princedom

verb

(historical, archaic) to enfeoff

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