Word information
Simplified夷狄
Traditional夷狄
Pinyinyí dí
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
夷狄
yí dí · non-Han tribes in the east and north of ancient China; barbarians
Character breakdown
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How to learn 夷狄
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