- 圣经外传 shèngjīngwàizhuàn ApocryphaThe Biblical Apocrypha; biographies or religious writings outside the official collection of classics.
- 家丑不可外传 jiāchǒubùkěwàichuán don't wash your dirty linen in public(idiom) family shames must not be spread outside
- 春秋外传 chūnqiūwàizhuàn GuoyuAlternative title for the Discourses of the States, an ancient Chinese historical text from the Spring and Autumn period
- 韩诗外传 hánshīwàizhuàn Outer Commentary on Han's OdesA ten-volume Chinese classic from the Western Han Dynasty written by Han Ying. It consists of over 300 anecdotes and aphorisms, each ending with a citation from the [[诗经|詩經|shi1 jing1]] to illustrate a moral or ethical lesson; it is considered an important text for the study of Han Dynasty Confucianism.