蜀しょく

noun

Sichuan province

Modern geographical reference to Sichuan province in China. Often used in compounds like 四川料理 (Sichuan cuisine).

See also: 四川

• 蜀しょくは中ちゅう国ごくの四し川せん省しょうの古ふるい呼よび名なです。

  Shu is an old name for China's Sichuan province.

noun

Shu Han; Shu kingdom (Three Kingdoms)

Historical kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period (221–263 CE). Also known as Shu Han. Commonly appears in discussions of Chinese history and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

See also: 三国 · 蜀漢

• 三さん国ごく志しでは、蜀しょくは劉りゅう備びが建けん国こくした国くにです。

  In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shu is the kingdom founded by Liu Bei.

noun

Shu kingdom (ancient China)

Ancient kingdom in China, existing until 316 BCE. Rare historical reference, distinct from the Three Kingdoms Shu.

• 古こ代だいの蜀しょくは、紀き元げん前ぜん316年ねんまで存そん在ざいした王おう国こくです。

  The ancient Shu was a kingdom that existed until 316 BCE.