夷yíⅠ ? [書] (平坦； 平安) smooth; safe: 化險為 ～ turn danger into safety; head off a disaster Ⅱ ? [書] ? （破壞建筑物） raze: 燒 ～ 彈 incendiary bomb
? (滅掉； 殺盡) exterminate; wipe out: ～ 族 extermination of an entire family (a punishment in ancient times) Ⅲ ? ? （中國古代稱東方的民族） a name for ancient tribes in the east
? （舊時泛指外國或外國人） foreign country; foreigner
? （姓氏） a surname: ～ 仲年 Yi Zhongnian
◆夷蘭 {植} ilang-ilang; ylang-ylang; cananga odorata; 夷為平地 lay (a city) flat; level ... to the ground; make the land level 夷?safe;smooth
?raze;level to the ground
?barbarian state;foreign power
化險為～turn danger into safety; head off a disaster/～為平地level…to the ground;raze/以～制～paly off one barbarian state (or foreign power) against another; play both ends against the middle |