蛮夷 蠻夷
蛮夷 蠻夷 mán yí ㄇㄢˊ ㄧˊ maan4 ji4
- common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory
- barbarian
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蛮 蠻
- 蛮横 蠻橫 mán hèng ㄇㄢˊ ㄏㄥˋ maan4 waang4 rude and unreasonable
- 野蛮 野蠻 yě mán ㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄢˊ je5 maan4 barbarous
- 刁蛮 刁蠻 diāo mán ㄉㄧㄠ ㄇㄢˊ diu1 maan4 crafty and unruly
- 横蛮 橫蠻 hèng mán ㄏㄥˋ ㄇㄢˊ waang4 maan4 see 蛮横
- 蛮力 蠻力 mán lì ㄇㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ maan4 lik6 brute force
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- 蛮子 蠻子 mán zi ㄇㄢˊ ˙ㄗ maan4 zi2 barbarian
- 蛮干 蠻幹 mán gàn ㄇㄢˊ ㄍㄢˋ maan4 gon3 to act rashly
- 蛮悍 蠻悍 mán hàn ㄇㄢˊ ㄏㄢˋ maan4 hon6 rude and violent
- 蛮皮 蠻皮 mán pí ㄇㄢˊ ㄆㄧˊ maan4 pei4 recalcitrant
- 蛮缠 蠻纏 mán chán ㄇㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ maan4 cin4 to pester
- 蛮荒 蠻荒 mán huāng ㄇㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄤ maan4 fong1 savage
- 蛮邸 蠻邸 mán dǐ ㄇㄢˊ ㄉㄧˇ maan4 dai2 foreign mission (in former times)
- 野蛮人 野蠻人 yě mán rén ㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ je5 maan4 jan4 barbarian
- 胡搅蛮缠 胡攪蠻纏 hú jiǎo mán chán ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ wu4 gaau2 maan4 cin4 (idiom) to pester endlessly
- 蛮不讲理 蠻不講理 mán bù jiǎng lǐ ㄇㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄧˇ maan4 bat1 gong2 lei5 completely unreasonable
- 蛮横无理 蠻橫無理 mán hèng wú lǐ ㄇㄢˊ ㄏㄥˋ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧˇ maan4 waang6 mou4 lei5 rude and unreasonable
- 触斗蛮争 觸鬥蠻爭 chù dòu mán zhēng ㄔㄨˋ ㄉㄡˋ ㄇㄢˊ ㄓㄥ zuk1 dau3 maan4 zang1 constant bickering and fighting (idiom); constantly at each other's throats
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
- 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
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)