鞑靼 (Dá dá) — (historical) Tartar (various northern tribes in ancient China); (modern) Tatar (Turkic ethnic group in central Asia)
Definition
Historical and modern name for Turkic and Mongolic peoples of the northern steppe and Central Asia — the ancient 鞑靼 were northern nomadic tribes, while the modern 鞑靼人 (Tatars) live mainly in Russia and Central Asia.
noun
(historical) Tartar (various northern tribes in ancient China)(modern) Tatar (Turkic ethnic group in central Asia)
Examples
- 鞑靼。Gǔ dài Dá dá shì běi fāng yóu mù bù luò.The ancient Tartars were nomadic tribes in the north.
- 鞑靼。Xiàn dài Dá dá rén zhǔ yào shēng huó zài é luó sī hé zhōng yà.Modern Tatars mainly live in Russia and Central Asia.
- 鞑靼。Zhè běn shū jiè shào le Dá dá de lì shǐ hé wén huà.This book introduces the history and culture of the Tartars/Tatars.
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