noun
Yuezhi; Rouzhi
Historical term for an ancient Central Asian people known in Chinese sources. Used in academic or historical contexts.
月氏は紀元前2世紀ごろ中央アジアで活躍した遊牧民族である。
The Yuezhi were a nomadic people active in Central Asia around the 2nd century BCE.
歴史の授業で月氏について学んだ。
I learned about the Yuezhi in history class.
From Chinese 月氏 (Yuèzhī), an ancient ethnonym. The Japanese reading げっし is the on'yomi of the kanji.