四夷

Chinese

		four	safe; to raze; to exterminate safe; to raze; to exterminate; barbarian
simp. and trad. (四夷)		四	夷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sìyí

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sìyí
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìhyí
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-i²
    • Yale: sz̀-yí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhyi
    • Palladius: сыи (syi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ i³⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 四夷

1. (chiefly historical) the four barbarian tribes on the borders

Usage notes

The term includes 東夷／东夷 (Dōngyí), 西戎 (Xīróng), 南蠻／南蛮 (Nánmán) and 北狄 (Běidí).