A common example is the Chinese names non-Chinese people adopt for themselves, which are not transcribed, but rather "adapted" from or "inspired" by the original.

Emperor Guangwu, however, had to deal with two campaigns against non-Chinese peoples.

Third, Hu could derive from non-Chinese people adopting it as their surname.

There was much cultural exchange between people non-Chinese and Chinese despite efforts of the Federal government stepping in.

Beginning in the mid-1930s, the church tried to reach out to these non-Chinese people.

"Just 13 years ago the roads inside the walls were mud and villagers had rarely seen non-Chinese people."

Brave Orchid considers all non-Chinese people to be ghosts.

Paradoxically the Yi were considered the most civilized of the non-Chinese peoples.

For the most part, it viewed non-Chinese peoples as uncivilized barbarians.

In 317, the Western Jin collapsed after years of civil conflict, and an invasion from non-Chinese people to the north.