攘夷

rǎngyí

verb

Meanings

1 to repel the barbarians
2 to expel foreigners (classical / historical)

Characters

to push away; expel

barbarians (classical)

Examples

HSK 6

齐桓公提出了"尊王攘夷"的口号。

Qí Huán gōng tíchū le " zūn wáng rǎngyí " de kǒuhào.

Duke Huan of Qi raised the slogan 'revere the king, repel the barbarians'.

HSK 7-9

幕末日本流行尊王攘夷的思想。

Mùmò Rìběn liúxíng zūn wáng rǎngyí de sīxiǎng.

In late-Tokugawa Japan, the 'revere the emperor, expel the barbarians' ideology was widespread.

Tips

history

The phrase 尊王攘夷 originates with Duke Huan of Qi and his minister Guan Zhong 管仲 (~7th century BCE), rallying Zhou-dynasty vassals against nomadic incursions. Bakumatsu Japan revived it (尊皇攘夷, sonno joi) as the slogan against Western powers in the 1850s-60s.

Stroke Order

攘 rǎng

夷 yí