Yi 夷 (www.chinaknowledge.de)

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Yi 夷 is an old general term for non-Chinese tribes especially in southern China, but sometimes also used as a common designation for barbarians (i. e., less cultivated peoples). Such a meaning can be seen in the names Zhuyi 諸夷 (the many Yi), Dongyi 東夷…