The Punjab is a large region in eastern Pakistan and northwestern India, named for five rivers. Under British rule it was one province; today it is split.

The Punjab旁遮普 is是 a large region一個大區域 in eastern Pakistan and northwestern India橫跨巴基斯坦東部和印度西北部，named for five rivers因五條河流而得名。Under British rule在英國統治時期，it它 was是 one province單一一個省；today如今 it is split則被分開了。

Pakistani Punjab has the great city of Lahore; Indian Punjab has Amritsar, a holy city for Sikhs. Many people in Indian Punjab are Sikhs, and Punjabi is the language of the region on both sides of the border.

Pakistani Punjab巴基斯坦這邊的旁遮普 has有 the great city of Lahore拉合爾這座大城市；Indian Punjab印度這邊的旁遮普 has有 Amritsar阿姆利則，a holy city for Sikhs是錫克教徒的聖城。Many people in Indian Punjab印度旁遮普有很多人 are Sikhs是錫克教徒，and而 Punjabi旁遮普語 is是 the language of the region on both sides of the border邊境兩邊這個地區共通的語言。

The name is a place-name, so we write Punjab with a capital P.

The name這個名字 is是 a place-name地名，so所以 we write Punjab我們寫Punjab的時候 with a capital PP要大寫。

Though actually, people sometimes talk as if Punjab were a country of its own, or as if it existed only in India. It is a region, not a UN country, and a large part of it is in Pakistan.

Though actually不過其實，people sometimes talk有些人講話時 as if Punjab were a country of its own會把Punjab當成一個獨立的國家，or as if it existed only in India或以為它只存在於印度。It它 is是 a region一個地區，not不是 a UN country聯合國承認的國家，and而且 a large part of it有一大部分 is in Pakistan是在巴基斯坦境內。

Food, music, and farming (especially wheat) are a big part of how the word is used in everyday talk — 'Punjabi food' — not only maps and history. Some political talk about the Indian side has included Sikh hopes for more self-rule; that is real and sensitive, so it is better named carefully than flattened into a tourist label.

Food, music, and farming飲食、音樂，還有農業 (especially wheat)（特別是小麥） are是 a big part of how the word is used in everyday talk這個字在日常用語裡很大一部分的用法——'Punjabi food'像「Punjabi food（旁遮普料理）」——not only maps and history不只是地圖和歷史而已。Some political talk about the Indian side有些關於印度那一側的政治討論 has included也包含了 Sikh hopes for more self-rule錫克教徒希望能有更多自治權的心聲；that is real and sensitive這是真實而且敏感的議題，so與其 it is better named carefully不如謹慎地說清楚 than flattened into a tourist label也不要把它簡化成一個觀光標籤。