九夷
Chinese
| nine | safe; to raze; to exterminate safe; to raze; to exterminate; barbarian | ||
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| simp. and trad. (九夷) |
九 | 夷 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Jiǔyí
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jiǒuyí
- Wade–Giles: Chiu3-i2
- Yale: Jyǒu-yí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jeouyi
- Palladius: Цзюи (Czjui)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
九夷
- (historical, in general) non-Huaxia people in the east
- 子欲居九夷。或曰：「陋，如之何！」子曰：「君子居之，何陋之有？」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad. and simp.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐ yù jū Jiǔyí. Huò yuē: “Lòu, rúzhīhé!” Zǐ yuē: “Jūnzǐ jū zhī, hé lòu zhī yǒu?” [Pinyin]
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