夷い狄てき

noun

barbarians; foreigners

Historical term used in pre-modern East Asian contexts to refer to non-Chinese or non-civilized peoples, often with a derogatory nuance. In modern Japanese, it is rarely used except in historical discussions or literary works.

• 古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくでは、周しゅう辺へんの異い民みん族ぞくを夷い狄てきと呼よんだ。

  In ancient China, surrounding ethnic groups were called barbarians.

• この歴れき史し書しょには夷い狄てきの風ふう習しゅうが詳くわしく記しるされている。

  This history book describes the customs of the barbarians in detail.