Jie.
An ancient tribe of northern China, who were regarded as one of the Five Barbarians by the Han people.
Meaning & usage
An ancient tribe of northern China, who were regarded as one of the Five Barbarians by the Han people.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 羯 (Jié), from Middle Chinese 羯 (kjot), itself borrowed from Jie.
The language spoken by the Jie people, attested only in a fragment in the Book of Jin.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 羯 (Jié), from Middle Chinese 羯 (kjot), itself borrowed from Jie.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.