四夷

Chinese

		four	safe; to raze; to exterminate safe; to raze; to exterminate; barbarian
simp. and trad. (四夷)		四	夷

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sìyí

(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄧˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sìyí
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìhyí
  - Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-i²
  - Yale: sz̀-yí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhyi
  - Palladius: сыи (syi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ i³⁵/

Noun

四夷

(chiefly historical) the four barbarian tribes on the borders
(Buddhism) Synonym of 四夷戒
(Buddhism) Synonym of 四波羅夷／四波罗夷

Usage notes

The term includes 東夷／东夷 (Dōngyí), 西戎 (Xīróng), 南蠻／南蛮 (Nánmán) and 北狄 (Běidí).

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