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man di

Pronunciation Northern /maːn˧˧ zi˧˧/ Central /maːŋ˧˥ ji˧˥/ Southern /maːŋ˧˧ ji˧˧/
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barbarian
Noun
barbarian
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Noun

Sense 1 Noun
barbarian Properties & StatesTheme

A member of a group of people who are considered to be uncivilized.

vi Họ coi những người từ vùng xa xôi là những kẻ man di.

en They consider the people from remote areas to be barbarians.

Adjective

Sense 2 Adjective
barbarian

Describing people or behavior that is very wild, cruel, or not at all civilized.

vi Những hành động man di đó không thể được chấp nhận.

en Those barbarian actions cannot be accepted.

Parts
man / di / 蠻夷
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
蠻夷
Candidates by syllable
man 漫(瞞 / 曼 / 蛮) di 遺(荑)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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man nhân / man rợ / man phương / man khai …
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Use
dã man / man đần / man mác / man dại …
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