北ほく狄てき

noun

Northern Di; northern barbarians

Historical term from the Zhou dynasty referring to non-Chinese ethnic groups to the north. Often used in classical Chinese contexts and may carry a pejorative nuance.

• 周しゅう王おう朝ちょうは北ほく狄てきの侵しん入にゅうに悩なやまされた。

  The Zhou dynasty was troubled by incursions of the Northern Di.

• 「北ほく狄てき」は古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくで北ほっ方ぽうの異い民みん族ぞくを指さす言こと葉ばだ。

  'Hokuteki' is a term that referred to northern non-Chinese peoples in ancient China.