rǎng yí

攘夷 (rǎng yí) is a Chinese word meaning “to repel the barbarians”.

Meanings

  1. 1to repel the barbarians

Characters in 攘夷

攘rǎng · (literary) to push up one's sleeves夷yí · non-Han people, esp. to the East of China

Related words

夏威夷Hawaii, US state夷为平地to level匪夷所思unimaginable夷non-Han people, esp. to the East of China化险为夷to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster烧夷弹incendiary bomb熙熙攘攘(idiom) bustling with activity鄙夷to despise; to look down on; to feel contempt for熙攘restless攘(literary) to push up one's sleeves乱咕攘to disturb (dialect)兵戈扰攘arms and confusion (idiom); turmoil of war

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