异族 (yì zú) — a different ethnic group, race, clan, or tribe; (in historical context) a clan of a different surname
Definition
Literary/formal term for 'a different ethnic group or clan', often in historical contexts (e.g. ancient China). Unlike the everyday 民族, it carries an 'outsider / other' connotation.
noun
a different ethnic groupraceclanor tribe(in historical context) a clan of a different surname
Examples
- ，异族。Zài duō yuán wén huà shè huì zhōng, wǒ men yào zūn zhòng yì zú de wén huà.In a multicultural society, we should respect the culture of different ethnic groups.
- ，异族。Gǔ dài zhōng guó, yì zú zhī jiān bù néng tōng hūn.In ancient China, people from different surname clans could not intermarry.
- 异族。Tā yīn wèi lái zì yì zú ér shòu dào pái chì.He was rejected because he came from a different ethnicity.
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