outsider surname; non-indigenous family name
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the surname of an outsider family living in a clan-dominated village
formalA sociological term describing family names of non-native or later-arriving households in villages traditionally dominated by a single lineage or a few major clans. Often denotes a minority or outsider status within the local community.
Zhè这
ge个
cūn村
zi子
dà大
bù部
fen分
xìng姓
Liú刘
，
zhǐ只
yǒu有
jǐ几
hù户
kè客
xìng姓
，
rú如
xìng姓
Chén陈
hé和
xìng姓
Zhào赵
de的
。
Most villagers in this village are surnamed Liu, with only a few outsider families, such as those surnamed Chen and Zhao.
Yán研
jiū究
zōng宗
zú族
lì历
shǐ史
shí时
，
xū需
yào要
guān关
zhù注
kè客
xìng姓
de的
róng融
rù入
guò过
chéng程
。
When studying clan history, one needs to pay attention to the integration process of outsider surnames.
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Zài在
guò过
qù去
de的
Lǐ李
jiā家
zhuāng庄
，
Wáng王
jiā家
suàn算
shì是
kè客
xìng姓
。
In the old Li Family Village, the Wang family was considered an outsider surname.