胡こ地ち

noun

barbarian territory; uncivilized land

Archaic term used in classical Chinese-influenced texts to refer to lands inhabited by non-Han peoples, often with a pejorative connotation. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical or literary contexts.

• 古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくの文ぶん献けんでは、北ほっ方ぽうの遊ゆう牧ぼく民みんの土と地ちを「胡こ地ち」と呼よんだ。

  In ancient Chinese texts, the lands of the northern nomads were called '胡地'.