四夷
sì​yí

four barbarian tribes

  • created sense approved 四夷 · sì​yí · four barbarian tribes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    四夷

    sì​yí

    four barbarian tribes

    (literary) a collective term for the non-Chinese peoples bordering ancient China, historically categorized as [[东夷|東夷|dong1 yi2]], [[西戎|西戎|xi1 rong2]], [[南蛮|南蠻|nan2 man2]], and [[北狄|北狄|bei3 di2]]

    四 (literal) → 四 · sì · four 夷 (literal) → 夷 · yí · ancient ethnic group

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