中國

Etymology 1
Earliest attested on the bronze vessel. See.

Usage notes
This word referred to various states and regions throughout history:
 * the region controlled by the Western Zhou Dynasty, covering the Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi, as well as the basin between the Yellow River and the Luo River.
 * all of the upper reaches of the Yellow River.
 * Since  :
 * the land controlled by the imperial regime of the Central Plain - i.e. the ancestors of modern China.
 * After the  :
 * shorthand for.
 * After the founding of the People's Republic of China :
 * shorthand for.
 * After the founding of the People's Republic of China :
 * shorthand for.

Noun

 * 1)  royal court; imperial court; imperial household; imperial government
 * 2)  central part of a country
 * 3)  the Central Plain
 * 4)  people of the Central Plain
 * 1)  the Central Plain
 * 2)  people of the Central Plain
 * 1)  people of the Central Plain
 * 1)  people of the Central Plain
 * 1)  people of the Central Plain

Synonyms




Descendants
Others:

Etymology 2
, from.

Proper noun

 * 1)  the Chūgoku region of Japan

Etymology 3
('; see ) or ('); as opposed to the, from  /  or. Cognate to the 🇨🇬 in the text parallel to the  in the Pali Canon.

Noun

 * 1)  "central countries"; lands with advanced civilization and other conditions helpful for teaching Buddhism

Etymology
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