Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "華夷之辨, the distinction between Hua (華) and Yi (夷), also known as Sino–barbarian dichotomy, is an ancient Chinese conception that differentiated a culturally defined \"China\" (called Hua, Huaxia 華夏, or Xia 夏) from cultural or ethnic outsiders (Yi \"barbarians\"). Although Yi is often translated as \"barbarian\", there are also other ways of translating this term into English. Some examples include \"foreigners\",\"ordinary others\", \"wild tribes\", \"uncivilized tribes\", and so forth.The Hua–Yi distinction was basically cultural, but it could also take ethnic or racist overtones (especially in times of war). In its cultural form, the Hua–Yi distinction assumed Chinese cultural superiority, but also implied that outsiders could become Hua by adopting Chinese values and customs. When this \"cultural universalism\" took a more racial guise, however, it could have harmful effects to those groups not considered 'Hua'.Template:To whom?"@en }
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- Hua–Yi_distinction abstract "華夷之辨, the distinction between Hua (華) and Yi (夷), also known as Sino–barbarian dichotomy, is an ancient Chinese conception that differentiated a culturally defined \"China\" (called Hua, Huaxia 華夏, or Xia 夏) from cultural or ethnic outsiders (Yi \"barbarians\"). Although Yi is often translated as \"barbarian\", there are also other ways of translating this term into English. Some examples include \"foreigners\",\"ordinary others\", \"wild tribes\", \"uncivilized tribes\", and so forth.The Hua–Yi distinction was basically cultural, but it could also take ethnic or racist overtones (especially in times of war). In its cultural form, the Hua–Yi distinction assumed Chinese cultural superiority, but also implied that outsiders could become Hua by adopting Chinese values and customs. When this \"cultural universalism\" took a more racial guise, however, it could have harmful effects to those groups not considered 'Hua'.Template:To whom?".