Definition
鞑靼 is a proper noun referring to two related but distinct groups: the historical Tartar confederation of northern tribes in ancient China, and the modern Tatar ethnic group primarily found in Russia and Central Asia. The term is a transliteration and the context determines which sense is intended.
n
(historical) Tartar (various northern tribes in ancient China)(modern) Tatar (Turkic ethnic group in central Asia)
Examples
- 鞑靼。Gǔdài Dá dá shì běifāng yóumù bùluò.The ancient Tartars were nomadic tribes in the north.
- 鞑靼。Xiàndài Dá dá rén zhǔyào shēnghuó zài Éluósī hé Zhōngyà.Modern Tatars mainly live in Russia and Central Asia.
- 鞑靼。Zhè běn shū jièshào le Dá dá de lìshǐ hé wénhuà.This book introduces the history and culture of the Tartars/Tatars.
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