外族

Mandarin · pinyin wài zú

Meanings

  1. ethnic group other than one's own
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外
wài · out, outside, external; foreign
族
zú · a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
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4–2 · wai4 zu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ngoi6 zuk6

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noun

  1. people not of the same clan
  2. people not of the same ethnicity; foreigner

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