南蠻
See also: 南蛮
Chinese
south | barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless | ||
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trad. (南蠻) | 南 | 蠻 | |
simp. (南蛮) | 南 | 蛮 |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
南蠻
- (derogatory, chiefly historical) the "Southern Barbarians", a catch-all term for the Yue and other peoples living south of the Chinese cultural sphere (chiefly) in Antiquity
Synonyms
- 蠻/蛮 (mán)
- (chiefly medieval): 蠻子/蛮子 (mánzi)
Hypernyms
- 夷 (yí), 四夷 (sìyí)
Related terms
- 東夷/东夷 (Dōngyí), 北狄 (Běidí), 西戎 (Xīróng)