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Mandarin · pinyin Xiǎn yǔn

Zhou Dynasty term for a northern nomadic tribe later called the Xiongnu 匈奴 Xiōng nú in the Qin and Han Dynasties

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狁: yǔn · a tribe of Scythian nomads
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3–3 · Xian3 yun3

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