佛朗機

See also: 佛郎機 and 佛朗机

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (佛朗機)
simp. (佛朗机)
variant forms 佛郎機佛郎机

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian فرنگی (Farangi, European, Westerner).

Pronunciation


Noun

佛朗機

  1. (obsolete) generic name for foreigners from Europe in Ming-dynasty China, especially the Portuguese and Spanish
  2. Short for 佛朗機炮佛朗机炮 (fólǎngjīpào, “breech-loading swivel gun”).

Descendants

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