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狄

Mandarin · pinyin dí#

low ranking public official (old)

Mandarin · pinyin Dí#

surname Di
generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)

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狄: dí · tribe from northern China; surname

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2 · di2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dik6 · tik1

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the Di people; Zhou dynasty era term for tribes from northern China
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) low servant
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 翟
a surname

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