异己 (yì jǐ) — dissident; outsider; alien (someone who holds different views or is not part of the group)
Definition
A formal, mostly political term for a person or faction seen as ideologically different from the group — someone the mainstream excludes. Stronger and more loaded than the neutral 局外人 ('outsider').
noun
dissidentoutsideralien (someone who holds different views or is not part of the group)
Examples
- ，异己。Tā yīn wèi zhèng zhì guān diǎn bù tóng, bèi gōng sī shì wéi yì jǐ.He was regarded as a dissident by the company because of his different political views.
- 异己。Lì shǐ shàng xǔ duō tǒng zhì zhě dōu céng pái chú yì jǐ.Many rulers in history have purged dissidents.
- ，异己。Zài zhè ge tuán tǐ lǐ, rèn hé yǔ zhǔ liú yì jiàn bù tóng de rén dōu huì bèi dàng zuò yì jǐ.In this group, anyone who disagrees with the mainstream opinion is treated as an outsider.
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