bǐ yí
to despise
to look down upon
despicable
yí
non-Han people, esp. to the East of China
barbarians
to wipe out
to exterminate
to tear down
to raze
Wǔ yí shān
Mt Wuyi in Fujian
Wuyishan nature reserve
Wuyishan county level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian
fěi yí suǒ sī
unimaginable
outrageous
freakish
Yí líng
Yiling (barbarian mound), historical place name in Yichang county 宜昌縣|宜昌县 Hubei, first mentioned in history (after its destruction by Qin) as burial place of the former Chu kings
Yiling district of Yichang city 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 shi4], Hubei
huà xiǎn wéi yí
to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
yí wéi píng dì
to level
to raze to the ground
Wǔ yí shān shì
Wuyishan county level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian
Yí líng qū
Yiling district of Yichang city 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 shi4], Hubei
mán yí
common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory
barbarian
Dōng yí
Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC
yí dí
non-Han tribes in the east and north of ancient China
barbarians
yí píng
to level
to raze to the ground
yǐ yí zhì yí
to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
Yí mén
the Yi gate of 大梁, capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states
Yí zhōu
name of an ancient barbarian country, possibly Taiwan
líng yí
to deteriorate
to decline
to slump
also written 凌夷
lǚ xiǎn rú yí
to cross a ravine like flat ground
fig. to handle a crisis effortlessly
to keep a cool head in a crisis
líng yí
to deteriorate
to decline
to slump
also written 陵夷
shāo yí dàn
fire bomb
incendiary device
yí kuàng
expansive
level and broad
broad-minded
nì yí
invaders (insulting term)
foreign aggressors
sān yí jiào
the three foreign religions (Nestorianism, Manicheanism and Zoroastrianism)
Xià wēi yí Huǒ shān Guó jiā Gōng yuán
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
lǚ xiǎn rú yí
to cross a ravine like flat ground
fig. to handle a crisis effortlessly
to keep a cool head in a crisis
shī yí cháng jì yǐ zhì yí
"learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源[Wei4 Yuan2]
Xiā yí
Emishi or Ebisu, ethnic group of ancient Japan, thought to be related to modern Ainus
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