夷yíⅠ [书] (平坦； 平安) smooth; safe: 化险为 ～ turn danger into safety; head off a disaster Ⅱ [书] ❶ （破坏建筑物） raze: 烧 ～ 弹 incendiary bomb
❷ (灭掉； 杀尽) exterminate; wipe out: ～ 族 extermination of an entire family (a punishment in ancient times) Ⅲ ❶ （中国古代称东方的民族） a name for ancient tribes in the east
❷ （旧时泛指外国或外国人） foreign country; foreigner
❸ （姓氏） a surname: ～ 仲年 Yi Zhongnian
◆夷兰 {植} ilang-ilang; ylang-ylang; cananga odorata; 夷为平地 lay (a city) flat; level ... to the ground; make the land level 夷❶safe;smooth
❷raze;level to the ground
❸barbarian state;foreign power
化险为～turn danger into safety; head off a disaster/～为平地level…to the ground;raze/以～制～paly off one barbarian state (or foreign power) against another; play both ends against the middle |