remote border region; outlying area
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1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
remote border region; outlying area
literaryA classical/literary term combining 边 (border) and 鄙 (rustic, humble). It specifically refers to remote, sparsely populated border areas, often implying cultural or administrative distance from the center.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
nà那
xiē些
biān边
bǐ鄙
zhī之
dì地
cháng常
bèi被
shì视
wéi为
mán蛮
huāng荒
zhī之
suǒ所
。
In ancient times, those remote border regions were often considered uncivilized wilderness.
Cháo朝
tíng廷
pài派
qiǎn遣
guān官
yuán员
qù去
zhì治
lǐ理
biān边
bǐ鄙
。
The imperial court dispatched officials to govern the remote border regions.
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Tā他
yīn因
bèi被
biǎn贬
chù黜
ér而
liú流
luò落
zhì至
nán南
fāng方
biān边
bǐ鄙
。
He ended up in the remote southern borderlands after being demoted and exiled.