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東夷

Eastern Barbarians

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

dong1yi2 • dōngyí

Meaning

Primary

Eastern Barbarians

Alternatives

Eastern Barbarian, Dongyi

Mnemonic

The 東夷 Eastern Barbarians are 夷 barbarians that lived to the 東 East of the Chinese of the central plains in ancient China.

Usage

東夷 的 文化 很 不 一樣。

The culture of the Eastern Barbarians was very different.

歷史 書 中 記載 了 東夷 的 起源。

History books recorded the origins of the Eastern Barbarians.

古代 中國 與 東夷 之間 有 貿易 關係。

Ancient China had trade relations with the Eastern Barbarians.