wàichén
vassal official
外臣 wàichén
- vassal official
- (literary) a way for officials or literati of a vassal state to address the ruler of another country; an official of a vassal state
- official from afar
- (literary) an official serving away from the capital in a local or regional post
- court official
- (literary) an official of the imperial court as opposed to an inner court official or eunuch
- hermit
- (literary) a person who lives in seclusion and does not serve as an official