non-Han people, esp. to the East of China; barbarians; to wipe out

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2Readings & Meanings

  • non-Han people, esp. to the East of China; barbarians; to wipe out

4Common Words with

三夷教sān yí jiào

the three foreign religions (Nestorianism, Manicheanism and Zoroastrianism)

以夷制夷yǐ yí zhì yí

to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties); Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)

凌夷líng yí

to deteriorate; to decline; to slump

化险为夷huà xiǎn wéi yí

to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster

匪夷所思fěi yí suǒ sī

unimaginable; outrageous; freakish

夏威夷Xià wēi yí

Hawaii, US state

Other Characters Pronounced “yi”