外传 (wài chuán) — unofficial biography; supplement to official biographies
Definition
外传 (wàizhuàn) is an "unofficial biography" or literary supplement to a canonical work — stories built around a known figure or text but not part of the official record (正史/正传).
noun
unofficial biographysupplement to official biographies
Measure word · 本
Examples
- 外传。Zhè běn wài chuán xiáng xì jì lù le tā de zǎo nián shēng huó.This unofficial biography records his early life in detail.
- 外传。Hěn duō lì shǐ rén wù dōu yǒu zhèng shǐ hé wài chuán.Many historical figures have both official histories and unofficial biographies.
- 外传，。Tā xiě le yí bù wài chuán, bǔ chōng le zhèng shǐ méi yǒu de nèi róng.He wrote a supplement to official biographies, adding content not found in the standard histories.
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