异己

異己

yìjǐ

noun #31,522

Meanings

1 dissident
2 outsider
3 those holding opposing views
4 (biology) non-self; foreign (to the body)

Characters

different; foreign

Examples

他打击异己，独揽大权。

Tā dǎjī yìjǐ, dúlǎn dàquán.

He suppressed dissidents and seized all power for himself.

免疫系统会攻击异己细胞。

Miǎnyì xìtǒng huì gōngjī yìjǐ xìbāo.

The immune system attacks foreign cells.

Tips

usage

Two distinct domains: (1) politics — 排除异己 'to purge dissidents/rivals', a fixed phrase about authoritarian housekeeping; (2) biology — 'non-self', as in 异己抗原 (foreign antigen). The literal meaning, 'different from oneself', stitches both.

Stroke Order

异 yì

己 jǐ