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南赡部洲

Nán shàn bù zhōudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Jambudvipa
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-51eeb5ac5309966e. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

南贍部洲 南赡部洲 [Nan2 shan4 bu4 zhou1] /Jambudvipa/

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Other forms in these source records: 南贍部洲

  • 南
    nā

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó] / Taiwan pr. [ná]

    nán

    south

    Nán

    surname Nan

  • 赡
    shàn

    to support / to provide for

  • 部
    bù

    ministry / department / section / part / division / troops / board / classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc

  • 洲
    zhōu

    continent / island in a river

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