wài
hūn

technical
noun

Meaning of 族外婚

族外婚 means exogamy; the custom of marrying outside one's own clan, tribe, or kinship group. Pronounced zú wài hūn.

  • exogamy; the custom of marrying outside one's own clan, tribe, or kinship group

Definitions & Examples

Yuán
shǐ
shè
huì
biàn
shí
xíng
wài
hūn
zhì
 

Primitive societies generally practiced exogamy.

wài
hūn
yǒu
zhù
miǎn
jìn
qīn
jié
hūn
dài
lái
de
chuán
wèn
 

Exogamy helps avoid genetic problems caused by inbreeding.

duō
luò
tōng
guò
wài
hūn
lái
jiàn
lián
méng
guān
xi
 

Many tribes establish alliances through exogamous marriages.

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