non-native household registration; domicile acquired by migration
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
household registration acquired by living away from one's native place for a long time; non-native domicile
formalFormal administrative and legal term used to distinguish from one's original native place (原籍). Historically important in imperial examination systems and modern household registration (hukou) contexts.
Tā他
zài在
Běi北
jīng京
yǐ已
jīng经
zhù住
le了
èr二
shí十
nián年
，
zǎo早
jiù就
qǔ取
dé得
le了
jì寄
jí籍
。
He has lived in Beijing for twenty years and already acquired non-native household registration there.
Jì寄
jí籍
yǔ与
yuán原
jí籍
bù不
tóng同
，
tā它
jì记
lù录
de的
shì是
qiān迁
jū居
hòu后
de的
hù户
jí籍
suǒ所
zài在
dì地
。
Non-native registration is different from original native place; it records the location of household registration after moving.
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Qīng清
dài代
kē科
jǔ举
zhì制
dù度
yǔn允
xǔ许
jì寄
jí籍
kǎo考
shēng生
zài在
dāng当
dì地
yìng应
shì试
。
The imperial examination system of the Qing Dynasty allowed candidates with non-native registration to take exams locally.