register of outcasts; category for the ostracized
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Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
a separate household register for outlaws and undesirables
archaicHistorical term referring to a specific official register used in imperial China to isolate and control certain social groups.
Zài在
Qīng清
cháo朝
，
yī一
xiē些
suǒ所
wèi谓
de的
‘‘
jiàn贱
mín民
’
bèi被
dēng登
jì记
zài在
lìng另
cè册
zhōng中
。
In the Qing dynasty, so-called 'lowly people' were registered in the separate register.
noun
a metaphorical category for the discriminated or ostracized
literaryUsed figuratively in modern contexts, mostly in set phrases like 打入另册.
Yīn因
wèi为
nà那
cì次
cuò错
wù误
，
tā他
zài在
gōng公
sī司
lǐ里
bèi被
dǎ打
rù入
le了
lìng另
cè册
。
Because of that mistake, he was blacklisted within the company.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
guān观
diǎn点
zài在
xué学
shù术
jiè界
zǎo早
jiù就
bèi被
dǎ打
rù入
le了
lìng另
cè册
。
This viewpoint was long ago relegated to the fringe in academia.
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Tā他
bù不
yuàn愿
ràng让
zì自
jǐ己
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
bèi被
guī归
rù入
tōng通
sú俗
wén文
xué学
de的
lìng另
cè册
。
He doesn't want his works to be relegated to the category of popular fiction.