• The Di (Chinese: ; pinyin: Dī; Wade–Giles: Ti1; < Eastern Han Chinese *tei < Old Chinese (B-S): *tˤij) were an ancient ethnic group that lived in western...
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    (kan-no-49), fol. 20b-21a Terajima Ryōan [in Japanese] (n.d.) [1712], "Teijin" 人, Wakan Sansai zue 和漢三才図会, vol. 15 of 81, Book 14 (kan-no-14), fol. 52b Toriyama...
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    Supreme Palace (太微), and Heavenly Market. (天市) The eastern mansions are 角, 亢, , 房, 心, 尾, 箕. Southern mansions are 井, 鬼, 柳, 星, 張, 翼, 轸. Western mansions are...
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    Translation Determinative star 1 角 (Jiăo) Horn Spica 2 亢 (Kàng) Neck κ Vir 3 (Dĭ) Root α Lib 4 房 (Fáng) Room π Sco 5 心 (Xīn) Heart Antares 6 尾 (Wěi) Tail...
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    Chen and Pei 429, 1.45: "[二十年]三月,公西征張魯,至陳倉,將自武都入人塞道,先遣張郃、朱靈等攻破之。夏四月,公自陳倉以出散關,至河池。王竇茂衆萬餘人,恃險不服,五月,公攻屠之。西平、金城諸將麴演、蔣石等共斬送韓遂首。" Chen and Pei 429...
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    instead, and on computers depends on the font used. Occasionally '祗' (示 + ) is seen, but this is a mistake, as these are distinct characters. "Jetavana...
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  • Vihaa ވިހާ Vishakha విశాఖ Vishakha ವಿಶಾಖ Bishakha বিশাখা Эрхтний тэнгэрт ས་ག វិឝាខា 17 Anurādhā अनुराधा Anuradha ଅନୁରାଧା Anizham അനിഴം Anusham அனுஷம்...
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    ISBN 0-19-504659-5 Strassberg, Richard E., ed. (2018). "266. The Di people (Diren)" 人. A Chinese Bestiary: Strange Creatures from the Guideways Through Mountains...
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    King Wu Ding (r. 1250–1192 BC), for instance, fought with the Guifang 鬼方, Di , and Qiang 羌 "barbarians." During the Spring and Autumn period (771–476 BC)...
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    回目玉素富及總兵閻師相率駐兵守。時舒文襄方為兵,效力軍前,亦令留阿克蘇讚畫諸務。兆文毅即起程,有烏什城伯克霍集斯者,即前縛送達瓦齊者,遣其子呼岱巴爾來迎。九月朔,兆文毅至烏什,以霍集斯熟回部事,與同進葉爾羌,分遣侍衛齊淩紮布偕鄂對往撫和闐六城。十月,兆文毅至葉爾羌。其城周十餘里,霍集占已堅壁清野...
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