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外 (ngoi6) — outside; outer; external | [Ant] 內 in Cantonese

ngoiˍ₆外
Mandarin Pinyin: wai4

Meaning of 外

nounoutside; outer; external | [Ant] 內
noun(relatives) of one's mother, sisters or daughters
nounforeign; alien; other (than one's own)
nounadditional; added; extra
noununofficial; informal

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Example Sentences with 外

快要達成協議時對方節外生枝
An agreement was about to be reached when the other side raised new issues
ngoaiˍ₆外mouˏ₅母naaˊ²乸laiˎ₄嚟laa˗₃喇
My mother-in-law is coming!
ngoaiˍ₆外mouˏ₅母naaˊ²乸houˊ²好faanˎ₄煩
Mother-in-law is annoying.
ngoaiˍ₆外mouˏ₅母naaˊ²乸houˊ²好ok˗₃惡
My mother-in-law is very fierce.
ngoaiˍ₆外mouˏ₅母naaˊ²乸zyuˊ²煮faanˍ₆飯
Mother-in-law cooks.
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Words Containing 外

外商投資企業ngoi6 soeng1 tau4 zi1 kei5 jip6
foreign investment enterprise (FIE). Note: [普] 企3, [國] 企4.
界外球gaai3 ngoi6 kau4
(of sports) out-of-bounds, (of baseball) a foul ball
外剛內柔ngoi6 gong1 noi6 jau4
be tough on the outside but soft on the inside
外地銀行ngoi6 dei6 ngan4 hong4
foreign bank
老外lou5 ngoi6
name for a non-oriental foreigner
皮外傷pei4 ngoi6 soeng1
skin-deep wound
意外ji3 ngoi6
mishap; accident | Synon.: 事故
外心ngoi6 sam1
unfaithful intentions (of husband or wife); [math.] circumcentre
河外星雲ho4 ngoi6 sing1 wan4
an extragalactic nebula
紫外zi2 ngoi6
ultraviolet
外線ngoi6 sin3
exterior lines; outside (telephone) connections
外幣ngoi6 bai6
foreign currency | [粵]: also 西紙

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