夷洲 Yí zhōu ㄧˊ ㄓㄡ ji4 zau1
- name of an ancient barbarian country, possibly Taiwan
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夷
- 化险为夷 化險為夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˊ faa3 him2 wai4 ji4 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
- 凌夷 líng yí ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄧˊ ling4 ji4 to deteriorate
- 夷平 yí píng ㄧˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ji4 ping4 to level; to raze to the ground
- 夷戮 yí lù ㄧˊ ㄌㄨˋ ji4 luk6 to massacre
- 夷旷 夷曠 yí kuàng ㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄤˋ ji4 kwong3 expansive
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- 夷灭 夷滅 yí miè ㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ji4 mit6 to massacre
- 夷然 yí rán ㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ ji4 jin4 calm
- 夷狄 yí dí ㄧˊ ㄉㄧˊ ji4 dik6 non-Han tribes in the east and north of ancient China
- 夷犹 夷猶 yí yóu ㄧˊ ㄧㄡˊ ji4 jau4 to hesitate
- 夷门 夷門 Yí mén ㄧˊ ㄇㄣˊ ji4 mun4 the Yi gate of 大梁, capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states
- 夷陵 Yí líng ㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ji4 ling4 see 夷陵区
- 攘夷 rǎng yí ㄖㄤˇ ㄧˊ joeng4 ji4 to repel the barbarians
- 东夷 東夷 Dōng yí ㄉㄨㄥ ㄧˊ dung1 ji4 Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC
- 色夷 sè yí ㄙㄜˋ ㄧˊ sik1 ji4 smiling genially
- 虾夷 蝦夷 Xiā yí ㄒㄧㄚ ㄧˊ haa1 ji4 Emishi or Ebisu, ethnic group of ancient Japan, thought to be related to modern Ainus
- 蛮夷 蠻夷 mán yí ㄇㄢˊ ㄧˊ maan4 ji4 common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory
- 逆夷 nì yí ㄋㄧˋ ㄧˊ jik6 ji4 invaders (insulting term)
- 鄙夷 bǐ yí ㄅㄧˇ ㄧˊ pei2 ji4 to despise; to look down on; to feel contempt for
- 陵夷 líng yí ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄧˊ ling4 ji4 to deteriorate
- 三夷教 sān yí jiào ㄙㄢ ㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ saam1 ji4 gaau3 the three foreign religions that had been introduced to China by the time of the Tang dynasty: Nestorianism, Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism
洲
- 亚洲 亞洲 Yà zhōu ㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄡ aa3 zau1 Asia (abbr. for 亚细亚洲)
- 欧洲 歐洲 Ōu zhōu ㄡ ㄓㄡ au1 zau1 Europe (abbr. for 欧罗巴洲)
- 美洲 Měi zhōu ㄇㄟˇ ㄓㄡ mei5 zau1 America (including North, Central and South America)
- 非洲 Fēi zhōu ㄈㄟ ㄓㄡ fei1 zau1 Africa
- 南极洲 南極洲 Nán jí zhōu ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄡ naam4 gik6 zau1 Antarctica
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- 大洋洲 Dà yáng zhōu ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄡ daai6 joeng4 zau1 Oceania
- 五洲 wǔ zhōu ㄨˇ ㄓㄡ ng5 zau1 five continents
- 大洲 dà zhōu ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄡ daai6 zau1 continent
- 子洲 Zǐ zhōu ㄗˇ ㄓㄡ zi2 zau1 see 子洲县
- 新洲 Xīn zhōu ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄡ san1 zau1 see 新洲区
- 星洲 Xīng zhōu ㄒㄧㄥ ㄓㄡ sing1 zau1 Singapore
- 东洲 東洲 Dōng zhōu ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄡ dung1 zau1 see 东洲区
- 株洲 Zhū zhōu ㄓㄨ ㄓㄡ zyu1 zau1 see 株洲市
- 汀洲 tīng zhōu ㄊㄧㄥ ㄓㄡ ting1 zau1 shoal
- 沙洲 shā zhōu ㄕㄚ ㄓㄡ saa1 zau1 sandbank
- 洲府 zhōu fǔ ㄓㄡ ㄈㄨˇ zau1 fu2 state government
- 洲际 洲際 zhōu jì ㄓㄡ ㄐㄧˋ zau1 zai3 intercontinental
- 满洲 滿洲 Mǎn zhōu ㄇㄢˇ ㄓㄡ mun5 zau1 Manchuria
- 澳洲 Ào zhōu ㄠˋ ㄓㄡ ou3 zau1 Australia
- 瀛洲 Yíng zhōu ㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄡ jing4 zau1 Yingzhou, easternmost of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, home of immortals and source of elixir of immortality
Idioms with these characters
- 化险为夷 化險為夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˊ faa3 him2 wai4 ji4 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
- 履险如夷 履險如夷 lǚ xiǎn rú yí ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˊ lei5 him2 jyu4 ji4 lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom)
- 以夷制夷 yǐ yí zhì yí ㄧˇ ㄧˊ ㄓˋ ㄧˊ ji5 ji4 zai3 ji4 to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)