Edwin G. Pulleyblank
Chinese [[Sinocentrism]] differentiates the "[[Huaxia|Huáxià]]" "Chinese" and the "Yì" [[Wikt:夷|夷]] "barbarians, non-Chinese, foreigner": this is referred to as the "[[Hua–Yi distinction|Huá–Yì distinction]]". Many names besides "Hu" originally had [[pejorative]] "barbarian" meanings, for instance "[[Nanman]]" 南蠻 ("southern barbarians") and "[[Beidi]]" 北狄 ("northern barbarians"). [[Edwin G. Pulleyblank]] explains: