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交趾

Jiāo zhǐ

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Jiāo zhǐ
  1. 1.former southernmost province of the Chinese Empire, now northern Vietnam

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  1. 1.(historical) Jiaozhi (the ancient Chinese commandery in northern Vietnam first established under the Han dynasty)
  2. 2.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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Etymology

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. The Book of Rites noted that the southern barbarians (Man) had crossed toes (交趾). : Ferlus (2009) hypothesizes that the first syllable, 交 (OC *kreːw), originated from the etymon *k.raːw, whence also 獠 (lǎo, “general term for ethnic groups in southwestern China”).

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