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Open the tool →化外之民 (huà wài zhī mín) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “People living beyond the reach of established civilization or cultural influence; those considered uncivilized or outside the prevailing social norms”.
化外之民 is pronounced huà wài zhī mín in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 化外之民 means “people outside of cultural influence”. It is used to mean “People living beyond the reach of established civilization or cultural influence; those considered uncivilized or outside the prevailing social norms”.
化:开化;民:民众。文明地区以外的民众,即没有开化的民众。旧时统治阶级的偏见,指中国教化达不到、法律管不着的少数民族。