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虾夷

Xiā yídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Emishi or Ebisu, ethnic group of ancient Japan, thought to be related to modern Ainus
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1790486053434232. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

蝦夷 虾夷 [Xia1 yi2] /Emishi or Ebisu, ethnic group of ancient Japan, thought to be related to modern Ainus/

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Other forms in these source records: 蝦夷

  • 虾
    há

    used in 蝦蟆|虾蟆[há ma]

    xiā

    shrimp / prawn

  • 夷
    yí

    non-Han people, esp. to the East of China / barbarians / to wipe out / to exterminate / to tear down / to raze

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.