夷 yí

ancient barbarian tribes

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DEFINITIONS

  • ancient barbarian tribes
  • non-Han people, esp. to the East of China
  • barbarians
  • to wipe out
  • to exterminate
  • to tear down
  • to raze

STROKES

WORDS

夏威夷 xià wēi yí Hawaii, US state
夷为平地 yí wéi píng dì to level; to raze to the ground
匪夷所思 fěi yí suǒ sī unimaginable; outrageous; freakish
化险为夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
烧夷弹 shāo yí dàn fire bomb; incendiary device
鄙夷 bǐ yí to despise; to look down upon; despicable
三夷教 sān yí jiào the three foreign religions (Nestorianism, Manicheanism and Zoroastrianism)
以夷制夷 yǐ yí zhì yí to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties); Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
凌夷 líng yí to deteriorate; to decline; to slump; also written 陵夷
化險為夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
夏威夷岛 xià wēi yí dǎo Hawaii island
夏威夷島 xià wēi yí dǎo Hawaii island
夏威夷州 xià wēi yí zhōu Hawaii, US state
夏威夷果 xià wēi yí guǒ macadamia nut
夏威夷火山国家公园 xià wēi yí huǒ shān guó jiā gōng yuán Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
夏威夷火山國家公園 xià wēi yí huǒ shān guó jiā gōng yuán Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
夷平 yí píng to level; to raze to the ground
夷戮 yí lù to massacre
夷旷 yí kuàng expansive; level and broad; broad-minded
夷曠 yí kuàng expansive; level and broad; broad-minded
夷洲 yí zhōu name of an ancient barbarian country, possibly Taiwan
夷灭 yí miè to massacre; to die out
夷滅 yí miè to massacre; to die out
夷為平地 yí wéi píng dì to level; to raze to the ground
夷然 yí rán calm
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