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Dongyi

Dongyi

See also: dòngyì and dōngyī

English

Proper noun

Dongyi

(historical) a cultural group of ancient China centered in what is now Shandong province whose name was subsequently used in Chinese to describe "barbarian" peoples generally

Synonyms

Yi
Eastern Yi
barbarian

See also

Lai, a Dongyi kingdom