Dongyi

See also: dòngyì and dōngyī

English

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese 東夷／东夷 (Dōngyí).

Noun

Dongyi pl (plural only)

1. (historical) a cultural group of ancient China centered in what is now Shandong province.

Synonyms

• Yi
• Eastern Yi
• barbarian

See also

• Lai, a Dongyi kingdom

Anagrams

• gynoid