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