Cai Dongfan (1877-1945), historian, author of popular general history texts up until his own time
羝羊触藩羝羊觸藩di1 yang2 chu4 fan1
lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat; without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
刁藩都刁藩都diao1 fan1 dou1
Diophantus of Alexandria (3rd century AD), Greek mathematician
刁藩都方程刁藩都方程diao1 fan1 dou1 fang1 cheng2
Diophantine equation
藩国藩國fan1 guo2
feudatory; vassal state
藩库藩庫fan1 ku4
government repository; state provincial warehouse (esp. during Qing dynasty)
藩篱藩籬fan1 li2
hedge; fence; (fig.) barrier
藩镇藩鎮fan1 zhen4
lit. fence town; buffer region (between enemies); Tang dynasty system of provincial administration under a provincial governor 節度使|节度使
废藩置县廢藩置縣fei4 fan1 zhi4 xian4
to abolish the feudal Han and introduce modern prefectures (refers to reorganization during Meiji Japan)
李振藩李振藩li3 zhen4 fan1
Li Zhenfan (1940-1973), real name of the actor Bruce Lee 李小龍|李小龙
三藩叛乱三藩叛亂san1 fan1 pan4 luan4
rebellion against the Qing of 1670s, pacified by Kangxi
三藩市三藩市san1 fan1 shi4
San Francisco (California)
三藩之乱三藩之亂san1 fan1 zhi1 luan4
Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi
羊触藩篱羊觸藩籬yang2 chu4 fan1 li2
lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat; without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
曾国藩曾國藩zeng1 guo2 fan1
Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man