ˈshēˈfän noun
( plural hsi-fan )
Usage: usually capitalized H&F
Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) hsi 1 fan 1 from hsi 1 west, western + fan 1 foreign, barbarous
: any of several east Tibetan peoples on the western border of China
ˈshēˈfän noun
( plural hsi-fan )
Usage: usually capitalized H&F
Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) hsi 1 fan 1 from hsi 1 west, western + fan 1 foreign, barbarous
: any of several east Tibetan peoples on the western border of China
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012