关外

Traditional form:

關外

Pinyin (reading):

Guānwài

Definitions:

• beyond the pass, i.e. the region north and east of Shanhai Pass 山海關／山海关 ( Shānhǎiguān) or the region west of Jiayu Pass 嘉峪關／嘉峪关 ( Jiāyùguān) or both

Characters:

• 关 - frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation
• 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition

Traditional characters:

• 關 - frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation
• 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition