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dongyi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dongyi
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a cultural group of ancient China centered in what is now Shandong province.

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese 東夷 /东夷 (Dōngyí).

Word Breakdown

Phrases

a Dongyi kingdom

Frequently Paired Words

Lai a Dongyi kingdom

Synonyms

Yi Eastern Yi barbarian

Questions

What does dongyi mean?
a cultural group of ancient China centered in what is now Shandong province.
Where does dongyi come from?
From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese 東夷 /东夷 (Dōngyí).

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