wài
zhuàn

technical
noun
formal

Meaning of 外传

外传 means unofficial biography; biography outside of official history. Pronounced wài zhuàn.

  • unofficial biography; biography outside of official history

Definitions & Examples

 
Zhào
Fēi
Yàn
Wài
Zhuàn
 
shì
Hàn
dài
zhù
míng
de
zhuàn
zuò
pǐn
 

'The Unofficial Biography of Zhao Feiyan' is a famous biographical work from the Han Dynasty.

Zhè
xiǎo
shuō
cǎi
yòng
le
wài
zhuàn
de
xíng
shì
 
jiǎng
shù
zhèng
shǐ
céng
zǎi
de
shì
 

This novel adopts the form of an unofficial biography, telling stories not recorded in official histories.

Zhōng
guó
dài
yǒu
hěn
duō
guān
míng
rén
de
wài
zhuàn
wén
 

Ancient China had many unofficial biographies and anecdotes about famous people.