What does "caifum" mean?

Alternative form of Kaifeng, a city on the Yellow River in central China, a former national capital.

What is a synonym for "caifum"?

Common synonyms include: bianjing, bianliang.

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Alternative form of Kaifeng, a city on the Yellow River in central China, a former national capital. alt-of, alternative, obsolete
"CAIFUM, a city of China, ſituated in the province of Honan, on the river Crocceus, three hundred and fifty miles north-weſt of Nanking..."

"CAIFUM, a city of China, ſituated in the province of Honan, on the river Crocceus, three hundred and fifty miles north-weſt of Nanking..."

From irregular Portuguese romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 開封 /开封 (Kāifēng).

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