附庸fùyōng 1.〈古代arch.〉指附属于大国的小国,今借指为别的国家所操纵的国家。{vassal; small state subordinate to a large state; dependency; state controlled by another; client state} 2.泛指依附于其他事物而存在的事物{(in a broad sense) anything that depends on sth. else for its existence; appendage; hanger-on}: 语言文字学在清代还只是经学的～。{During the Qing Dynasty, philology was a mere appendage of the study of Confucian classics.}