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Xiongnu

/ɡzjɔ̃ɡ.ny/

proper noun/ɡzjɔ̃ɡ.ny/

Xiongnu; An ancient nomadic people of the Steppe, north of Han Dynasty China

Synonyms: Hunnu

Related: xiongnu

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 匈奴 (Xiōngnú). Possibly a doublet of Hun.

noun, masculine/feminine/ɡzjɔ̃ɡ.ny/

a member of the Xiongnu

Synonyms: Hunnu

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 匈奴 (Xiōngnú). Possibly a doublet of Hun.