胡人
Chinese
barbarian; recklessly; surname | man; person; people | ||
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trad. (胡人) | 胡 | 人 | |
simp. #(胡人) | 胡 | 人 | |
anagram | 人胡 |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
胡人
- (historical) the Northern and Western barbarian tribes of Ancient China
- 胡人襲燕樓煩數縣,取其牛馬。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5th – 3rd centuries BCE
- Húrén xí Yān Lóufán shù xiàn, qǔ qí niúmǎ. [Pinyin]
- The Hu people raided the districts belonging to the Loufan (dependencies) of Yan and captured their cattle and horses.
胡人袭燕楼烦数县,取其牛马。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (historical) the Sogdians
- 思摩者,頡利族人也。始畢、處羅以其貌似胡人,不類突厥,疑非阿史那族類。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Old Book of Tang, 945 CE
- Sīmó zhě, Xiélì zúrén yě. ShǐBì, Chùluó yǐ qí mào sì Húrén, bù lèi Tūjué, yí fēi Āshǐnà zú lèi. [Pinyin]
- Simo was a relative of Xieli. Shibi and Chuluo considered his countenance to resemble Sogdiansʼ, not typical of Turks. They suspected that he was not one of Ashina kin.
思摩者,颉利族人也。始毕、处罗以其貌似胡人,不类突厥,疑非阿史那族类。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
- 雜胡/杂胡 (Záhú)