Definition
蕃 (fān) most commonly means 'luxuriant' or 'flourishing' (as in 蕃盛) and is also used as a variant of 番 'foreign' (e.g. 蕃茄 for 'tomato'). Its pronunciation bō appears only in the historical place name 吐蕃 (Tǔbō). The source gloss 'see 吐蕃' is misleading because this entry uses the fān reading.
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luxuriantflourishing (of plants)(in compounds) variant of 番meaning foreign or barbarian
Examples
- ，蕃衍。Chūntiān lái le, cǎomù fānyǎn.Spring has come, and the plants multiply and flourish.
- 蕃衍。Zhè zhǒng zhíwù hěn róngyì fānyǎn.This kind of plant multiplies very easily.
- 蕃。Gǔdài yǒu hěn duō fānrén lái Zhōngguó màoyì.In ancient times, many foreign people came to China for trade.
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