尊王攘夷
zūn​wáng​rǎng​yí

honor the king and repel the foreigners

  • created sense approved 尊王攘夷 · zūn​wáng​rǎng​yí · honor the king and repel the foreigners — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    尊王攘夷

    zūn​wáng​rǎng​yí

    honor the king and repel the foreigners

    Literally meaning "to respect the king and expel the barbarians"; it refers to a political slogan used during the Spring and Autumn period to unite the Chinese states under the authority of the Zhou ruler to resist outside groups.

    zūn​wáng​ráng​yí

    尊 (literal) → 尊 · zūn · to respect 王 (literal) → 王 · wáng · king 攘夷 (literal) → 攘夷 · rǎng​yí · to repel the barbarians

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