View source for 四夷

==Chinese==
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===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=sìyí
|c=sei3 ji4
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===Noun===
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# {{lb|zh|chiefly|historical}} the four barbarian tribes on the borders
#* {{zh-x|然則 王 之 所 大 欲 可 知 已。欲 辟 土地，朝 ^秦 ^楚，蒞 ^中國 而 撫 四夷 也。|Then, what your Majesty greatly desires may be known. You wish to enlarge your territories, to have Qin and Chu wait at your court, to rule the Middle Kingdom, and to attract to you the barbarous tribes that surround it.|ref=Mencius}}
# {{lb|zh|Buddhism}} {{synonym of|zh|[[四]][[夷戒]]}}
# {{lb|zh|Buddhism}} {{synonym of|zh|[[四]][[波羅夷]]}}

====Hyponyms====
* {{zh-l|東夷}}, {{zh-l|西戎}}, {{zh-l|南蠻}}, {{zh-l|北狄}}

{{C|zh|Four}}