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ngoi6
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[1] out; outside; external [2] foreign; alien [3] diplomatic; diplomacy [4] besides; in addition [5] a term referring to one's husband [6] a role n Chinese opera for old men [7] [v] alienate [8] on wife's or mother's side [9] relatives of one's sisters or daughters Stroke count: 5
Level: 3
Radical: 夕 (#36)
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以外
ji5 ngoi6 = outside; beyond
外面
ngoi6 min6 = outside
外頭
ngoi6 tau4 = outside
外便
ngoi6 bin6 = outside粵
外父
ngoi6 fu6*2 = Father in law粵
之外
zi1 ngoi6 = outside
老外
lou5 ngoi6 = name for a foreigner (non-oriental)
外國人
ngoi6 gwok3 jan4 = foreigner
外商
ngoi6 soeng1 = foreign businessman
外來
ngoi6 loi4 = foreign, outside, external, etc.See all 200 compounds |
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Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Unicode code for this character: U+5916 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 外
Unicode code for this character: U+5916 (off-site link)
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