大秦

Chinese
big
great
greater		 Qin
simp. and trad.
(大秦)		 大 秦

Pronunciation

Proper noun

大秦

  1. (historical, dated) the Roman Empire and its continuation as the Byzantine Empire
  2. (historical, dated) the city of Rome
  3. (archaic) the lands of the Roman Empire generally: Europe or the Levant
    神天宣慶，室女誕聖於大秦；㬌宿告祥，波斯覩耀以来貢。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
    神天宣庆，室女诞圣于大秦；景宿告祥，波斯覩耀以来贡。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
    From: Tang Dynasty, Nestorian Stele
    Shéntiān xuānqìng, shìnǚ dànshèng yú dàqín; jǐngsù gàoxiáng, bōsī dǔ yào yǐ lái gòng. [Pinyin]
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