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蛮夷
mán​yí

non-Han peoples

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 蛮 蠻 mán
    southern barbarians
    (historical) name used in ancient China for ethnic groups in the south
  2. 夷 yí
    ancient ethnic group
    (bound form) ancient Chinese term for non-Han ethnic groups, particularly those to the East (the Dongyi)