夷

鄙夷

bǐ yí

to despise; to look down on; to feel contempt for

陵夷

líng yí

to deteriorate

三夷教

sān yí jiào

the three foreign religions that had been introduced to China by the time of the Tang dynasty: Nestorianism, Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism

以夷制夷

yǐ yí zhì yí

to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)

凌夷

líng yí

to deteriorate

化险为夷

huà xiǎn wéi yí

to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster

匪夷所思

fěi yí suǒ sī

unimaginable

夏威夷

xià wēi yí

Hawaii, US state

夏威夷岛

xià wēi yí dǎo

Hawaii island

夏威夷果

xià wēi yí guǒ

macadamia nut

夏威夷火山国家公园

xià wēi yí huǒ shān guó jiā gōng yuán

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

夷戮

yí lù

to massacre