biān​jiāng​mín​zú

borderland ethnic minorities

Senses

边疆民族/ 邊疆民族 biān​jiāng​mín​zú borderland ethnic minorities

Ethnic groups living in border regions, historically used to refer to ethnic groups in China other than the Han; often referred to as 少数民族 shǎo​shù​mín​zú in modern contexts.

References

synonym 边疆民族/邊疆民族 少数民族/少數民族