夷狄 yí dí ㄧˊ ㄉㄧˊ ji4 dik6
- non-Han tribes in the east and north of ancient China
- barbarians
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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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- 夷洲 Yí zhōu ㄧˊ ㄓㄡ ji4 zau1 name of an ancient barbarian country, possibly Taiwan
- 夷灭 夷滅 yí miè ㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ji4 mit6 to massacre
- 夷然 yí rán ㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ ji4 jin4 calm
- 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
狄
- 拉狄克 Lā dí kè ㄌㄚ ㄉㄧˊ ㄎㄜˋ laai1 dik6 hak1 Karl Berngardovich Radek (1885-1939), Bolshevik and Comintern leader, first president of Moscow Sun Yat-sen University, died in prison during Stalin's purges
- 狄仁杰 狄仁傑 Dí Rén jié ㄉㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ dik6 jan4 git6 Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends
- 狄公案 Dí Gōng Àn ㄉㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄢˋ dik6 gung1 on3 Dee Gong An (or Judge Dee's) Cases, 18th century fantasy featuring Tang dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁杰 as master sleuth, translated by R.H. van Gulik as Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee
- 狄奥多 狄奧多 Dí ào duō ㄉㄧˊ ㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄛ dik6 ou3 do1 Theodor (name)
- 狄拉克 Dí lā kè ㄉㄧˊ ㄌㄚ ㄎㄜˋ dik6 laai1 hak1 P.A.M. Dirac (1902-1984), British physicist
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- 狄更斯 Dí gēng sī ㄉㄧˊ ㄍㄥ ㄙ dik6 gang1 si1 Dickens (name)
- 鲍狄埃 鮑狄埃 Bào dí āi ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄞ baau1 dik6 oi1 Eugène Edine Pottier (1816-1887), French revolutionary socialist and poet
- 俄狄浦斯 É dí pǔ sī ㄜˊ ㄉㄧˊ ㄆㄨˇ ㄙ ngo4 dik6 pou2 si1 Oedipus, hero of the tragedy Oedipus Rex by Athenian dramatist Sophocles
- 康乃狄克 Kāng nǎi dí kè ㄎㄤ ㄋㄞˇ ㄉㄧˊ ㄎㄜˋ hong1 naai5 dik6 hak1 Connecticut, US state (Tw)
- 康涅狄格 Kāng niè dí gé ㄎㄤ ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄍㄜˊ hong1 nip6 dik6 gaak3 Connecticut, US state
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)