| 释义 |
Yi|iː|
[a. Chinese.]
The name of a minority nationality in China, distributed over Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guizhou; = Lolo. Also, the language of this people. Also attrib. or as adj.
1960Chang-tu Hu et al. China v. 66 The Yi (Lolo) are located principally in the Liang Shan area on the borders of Szechwan and Yunnan. 1962E. Snow Other Side of River (1963) lxxviii. 596 Some of the Yi people in Yunnan planted grain as the American Indians did. 1968[see Lolo]. 1974Encycl. Brit. Micropæ dia X. 818/3 The traditional Yi culture includes a primitive hoe-using agriculture, livestock herding, and hunting. 1978Nagel's Encycl.-Guide: China 65 The Tibeto-Burmese group includes Tibetan, Yi (or Lolo), Hani and Tujia. 1979China Now Mar./Apr. 16/1 The Yi people, like many peasant societies, still want lots of children. 1984National Geographic Mar. 290/2 These people number about 750,000 and belong to the larger group of five million Yi scattered over a wider area. |