hsi-fan

hsi-fan
\\ˈshēˈfän\ noun (plural hsi-fan)
Usage: usually capitalized H&F
Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) hsi1 fan1 from hsi1 west, western + fan1 foreign, barbarous
: any of several east Tibetan peoples on the western border of China

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