píng​fān

to protect

píng​fān to protect

  1. to shield
    to screen; to shelter; to protect; to shield from view
  2. to protect
    (literary) to serve as a barrier; to shield; to protect

píng​fān buffer territories

  1. screen
    (standing) screen; partition; a protective shield or anything that functions as a screen, such as a monitor display or a defensive barrier
  2. vassal state
    (bound form) a vassal state or territory ruled by a feudal lord in ancient China

píng​fān screens and fences

  1. screen
    (standing) screen; partition; a protective shield or anything that functions as a screen, such as a monitor display or a defensive barrier
  2. fence
    (bound form) fence; hedge; barrier; screen