员外 yuánwài landlord Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 员外 員外 yuánwài landlord An informal title used in old stories for a rich man, local landlord, or country squire ancient official position (bound form) Short for 员外郎 yuánwàiláng, an ancient government post originally created outside the regular staff establishment Frequency Written text 1.14 per million Cross-References Abbreviation of 员外郎 yuánwàiláng Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
员外 員外 yuánwài landlord An informal title used in old stories for a rich man, local landlord, or country squire ancient official position (bound form) Short for 员外郎 yuánwàiláng, an ancient government post originally created outside the regular staff establishment Frequency Written text 1.14 per million Cross-References Abbreviation of 员外郎 yuánwàiláng Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)