交趾
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Chinese[edit]
to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money) |
toe; foot | ||
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simp. and trad. (交趾) |
交 | 趾 | |
variant forms | 交阯 交址 |
Etymology[edit]
Traditionally said to have been a placename from the time of the sage-king Yao. In fact, an early form of the name Giao Chỉ seems to have been used by the native states for the area around the Red River delta prior to the Chinese conquest.
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Proper noun[edit]
交趾
- (~郡) (historical) Jiaozhi, the ancient Chinese commandery in northern Vietnam first established under the Han dynasty.
- (historical) Jiaozhi, a generic term for the lands south of the Five Ridges (Dayu, Qitian, Dupang, Mengzhu, and Yuecheng) in Liangguang, essentially comprising North Vietnam.
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See also[edit]
- 交州 (Jiāozhōu)
Vietnamese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
交趾