| 边缘人 |
biān yuán rén |
marginalized people (not part of mainstream society) / marginal man (term coined by social psychologist Kurt Lewin, referring to a person in transition between two cultures or social groups, not fully belonging to either) |
| 边 |
biān |
side / edge / margin / border / boundary / CL:个 / simultaneously |
| 边 |
bian |
suffix of a noun of locality |
| 边缘 |
biān yuán |
edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery / marginal; borderline |
| 缘 |
yuán |
cause / reason / karma / fate / predestined affinity / margin / hem / edge / along |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位,名 |