占婆

Mandarin · pinyin Zhān pó

Meanings

  1. Champa, ancient Indochinese kingdom lasting from the 2nd to the 17th century, located in what is now central and southern Vietnam
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占
zhàn · divine; observe; versify
婆
pó · old woman; grandmother
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1–2 · Zhan1 po2

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zim1 po4

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name

  1. Champa

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占婆 · Zhan1 po2
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Exact source record占婆 占婆 [Zhan1 po2] /Champa, ancient Indochinese kingdom lasting from the 2nd to the 17th century, located in what is now central and southern Vietnam/