Sino-Burmese

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sino- +‎ Burmese.

Adjective[edit]

Sino-Burmese (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining both to China and to Myanmar; being both Chinese and Burmese.
    • 1993, “TEMPLE: Buddhist Temple Compounds”, in The Encyclopedia of Religion[1], volume 13, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 377:
      In Hsi-shuang-pan-na T‘ai Autonomous Region of Yunnan Province, near the Burmese border, there are countless small monasteries generally composed of a Buddha hall, monks’ quarters, and one or two pagodas all enclosed by a wall and decorated in the regional Sino-Burmese style.