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南蠻

南蠻

See also: 南蛮

Chinese

south
southern
[southern] barbarians
trad. (南蠻)
simp. (南蛮)

Proper noun

南蠻

  1. (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.

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Hypernyms

  • (), 四夷

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