夷狄

Chinese

		safe; to raze; to exterminate safe; to raze; to exterminate; barbarian	barbarians; name of a tribe
trad. (夷狄)		夷	狄
simp. #(夷狄)		夷	狄

Etymology

From archaic references to tribes that were not considered Chinese, but were physically located close to the Middle Kingdom; from 夷 (yí, “eastern tribes”) + 狄 (“northern tribes”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yídí

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˊ ㄉㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁴ dik⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yídí
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˊ ㄉㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yídí
    • Wade–Giles: i²-ti²
    • Yale: yí-dí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yidyi
    • Palladius: иди (idi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i³⁵ ti³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁴ dik⁶
    • Yale: yìh dihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁴ dik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁴ dig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²¹ tɪk̚²/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 夷狄

1. (historical, archaic) non-Han tribes to the east and north of ancient China
2. (literary) barbarians

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