南越

Mandarin

simpl. and trad.

南越

Etymology

南 (south) + 越 (Yue). Qualifier "South" distinguishes this kingdom from Minyue (闽越).

Proper noun

南越 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin Nányuè)

1. Nanyue (an ancient kingdom that consisted of parts of the modern Chinese provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and much of modern northern Vietnam)

References

• 南越 on the Mandarin Wikipedia.zh.Wikipedia
• Nanyue on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Nanyue

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Middle Chinese

Proper noun

南越 (Nom Hiuæt)

1. Nanyue (an ancient kingdom that consisted of parts of the modern Chinese provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and much of modern northern Vietnam)

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Vietnamese

Proper noun

南越 (Nam Việt)

1. an ancient kingdom that consisted of parts of the modern Chinese provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and much of modern northern Vietnam