Dongyi

Dongyi
Zhou geography: Huaxia surrounded by the Four Barbarians—Dongyi in the east, Nanman in the south, Xirong in the west, and Beidi in the north.
Traditional Chinese東夷
Simplified Chinese东夷
Literal meaningEastern Barbarians
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDōngyí
Wade–GilesTung-i
IPA[tʊ́ŋ.ǐ]
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingdung1 ji4
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinese/tuŋ jiɪ/
Old Chinese
Zhengzhang/*toːŋ lil/

The Dongyi or Eastern Yi (Chinese: 東夷; pinyin: Dōngyí) was a collective term for ancient peoples found in Chinese records. The definition of Dongyi varied across the ages, but in most cases referred to inhabitants of eastern China, then later, the Korean peninsula and Japanese Archipelago. Dongyi refers to different group of people in different periods.[1][2] As such, the name "Yí" was something of a catch-all and was applied to different groups over time. According to the earliest Chinese record, the Zuo Zhuan, the Shang dynasty was attacked by King Wu of Zhou while attacking the Dongyi and collapsed afterward.

  1. ^ Xu, Stella (2016-05-12). Reconstructing Ancient Korean History: The Formation of Korean-ness in the Shadow of History. Lexington Books. ISBN 9781498521451.
  2. ^ Tamang, Jyoti Prakash (2016-08-05). Ethnic Fermented Foods and Alcoholic Beverages of Asia. Springer. ISBN 9788132228004.