蠻夷

蛮夷
mányí
  1. common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory
  2. barbarian

CEDICT

  1. (historical, derogatory) non-Han ethnic groups living in modern-day southern and eastern China
  2. non-Han ethnic groups living in modern-day southern and eastern China

Wiktionary

漢族對外族四夷的稱呼。

重編國語辭典

  1. 上古時，蛮本意是民，夷本意是人，沒有貶義。
  2. 對他人的貶稱。
  3. 戰國時開始有貶意，後用來指代外族。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 蠻 mán
  1. barbarian
  2. bullying
  3. very
  4. quite
  5. rough
  6. reckless
2 夷 yí
  1. non-Han people, esp. to the East of China
  2. barbarians
  3. to wipe out
  4. to exterminate
  5. to tear down
  6. to raze

Containing this entry

蠻夷戎狄 mányíróngdí

Related entries

生番 shēngfān
  1. barbarian
  2. aboriginal savage
蠻 mán
  1. barbarian
  2. bullying
  3. very
  4. quite
  5. rough
  6. reckless
這兒蠻吵的。

There's a lot of noise here.

Source: Tatoeba

蠻子 mánzi
  1. barbarian
  2. slave servant
  3. (old) contemptuous term for people from southern China (used by northern Chinese people)
野蠻人 yěmánrén barbarian
在教養上，他們可以說是和野蠻人差不多。

In culture, they are on the same plane as savages.

With regards to culture, you could say they're like barbarians.

Source: Tatoeba

胡人 húrén
  1. ethnic groups in the north and west of China in ancient times
  2. foreigner
  3. barbarian