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吐蕃

Tǔ bōdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Tubo or Tufan, old name for Tibet / the Tibetan Tubo dynasty 7th-11th century AD / also pr. [Tǔ fān]
Sources & editorial notes

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-740d8e9345261a4a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

吐蕃 吐蕃 [Tu3 bo1] /Tubo or Tufan, old name for Tibet/the Tibetan Tubo dynasty 7th-11th century AD/also pr. [Tu3 fan1]/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 吐
    tǔ

    to spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances)

    tù

    to vomit / to throw up

  • 蕃
    bō

    see 吐蕃[Tǔ bō]

    fān

    foreign (non-Chinese)

    fán

    luxuriant / flourishing / to reproduce / to proliferate

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.