Meaning of 月氏
月氏 means an ancient Indo-European nomadic people and kingdom in the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty; believed to be related to the Tocharians. Pronounced yuè zhī.
- an ancient Indo-European nomadic people and kingdom in the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty; believed to be related to the Tocharians
Definitions & Examples
Hàn汉
Wǔ武
dì帝
pài派
qiǎn遣
Zhāng张
Qiān骞
chū出
shǐ使
Xī西
yù域
，
zhǐ旨
zài在
lián联
hé合
Yuè月
zhī氏
gòng共
tóng同
duì对
kàng抗
Xiōng匈
nú奴
。
Emperor Wu of Han dispatched Zhang Qian on a diplomatic mission to the Western Regions, aiming to ally with the Yuezhi to jointly resist the Xiongnu.
Yuè月
zhī氏
rén人
yuán原
jū居
Hé河
xī西
zǒu走
láng廊
yī一
dài带
，
hòu后
bèi被
pò迫
xī西
qiān迁
zhì至
Zhōng中
yà亚
。
The Yuezhi people originally lived in the Hexi Corridor region, but were later forced to migrate westward to Central Asia.
Dà大
Yuè月
zhī氏
zài在
Zhōng中
yà亚
jiàn建
lì立
le了
qiáng强
dà大
de的
Guì贵
shuāng霜
dì帝
guó国
。
The Greater Yuezhi established the powerful Kushan Empire in Central Asia.