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夷
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Definitions
- 1. non-Han people, esp. to the East of China
- 2. barbarians
- 3. to wipe out
- 4. to exterminate
- 5. to tear down
- 6. to raze
Words Containing 夷
Hawaii, US state
to hesitate
broad-minded
to level
to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC
Wuyishan, county-level city in Nanping 南平[nán píng] Fujian
to massacre
to deteriorate
Yiling, ancient name of Yichang 宜昌[yí chāng]
macadamia nut
Hawaii, US state
Yiling district of Yichang city 宜昌市[yí chāng shì], Hubei
to despise
\learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them\, idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源[wèi yuán]
the Yi gate of 大梁, capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states
unimaginable
expansive
Emishi or Ebisu, ethnic group of ancient Japan, thought to be related to modern Ainus
to repel the barbarians
incendiary bomb
non-Han tribes in the east and north of ancient China
the three foreign religions (Nestorianism, Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism)
Hawaii island
lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom)
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
to deteriorate
calm
to massacre
chive
smiling genially
to level
invaders (insulting term)
Mt Wuyi in Fujian
name of an ancient barbarian country, possibly Taiwan
common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory