胡こ虜りょ

noun

northern barbarian tribes (ancient China)

Historical term referring to non-Chinese nomadic tribes to the north of ancient China, often with a pejorative connotation. Used in classical Chinese-influenced contexts.

• 漢かん文ぶんの資し料りょうでは、胡こ虜りょは北ほっ方ぽうの異い民みん族ぞくを指さす言こと葉ばとして現あらわれる。

  In classical Chinese texts, 胡虜 appears as a term for the northern barbarian tribes.

noun

foreigner; barbarian tribe

Rare derogatory extension to refer to any foreigner or barbarian tribe. Not used in modern neutral Japanese; found only in historical or literary contexts.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、胡こ虜りょが単たんに「異い民みん族ぞく」を意い味みする場ば合あいもある。

  In old documents, 胡虜 can sometimes simply mean 'foreign people'.