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琉球王国

Liú qiú wáng guódictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Ryūkyū kingdom 1429-1879 (on modern Okinawa)
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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.

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Original source entry:

琉球王國 琉球王国 [Liu2 qiu2 wang2 guo2] /Ryūkyū kingdom 1429-1879 (on modern Okinawa)/

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Other forms in these source records: 琉球王國

  • 琉
    liú

    precious stone

  • 球
    qiú

    ball used for playing games (variant of 球[qiú]) / ball / sphere / globe / CL:個|个[gè] / ball game / match / CL:場|场[chǎng]

  • 王
    wáng

    king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great

    wàng

    (literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)

    Wáng

    surname Wang

  • 国
    guó

    country / nation / state / (bound form) national

    Guó

    surname Guo

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