缅甸

緬甸

Miǎndiàn

noun #15,191

Meanings

1 Myanmar (country in Southeast Asia, formerly Burma)

Characters

distant; remote

suburbs; outskirts

Literally 'remote outskirts' — historically reflects the Chinese perspective of Myanmar as a distant frontier land to the southwest.

Examples

缅甸有很多古老的佛塔。

Miǎndiàn yǒu hěn duō gǔlǎo de fótǎ.

Myanmar has many ancient pagodas.

缅甸和中国是邻国。

Miǎndiàn hé Zhōngguó shì línguó.

Myanmar and China are neighboring countries.

Tips

history

The Chinese name 缅甸 dates back centuries. The country was known internationally as Burma until 1989, when the military government changed it to Myanmar.

Stroke Order

缅 miǎn

甸 diàn