外國話 (ngoi6 gwok3 waa6*2 | ) : a foreign language

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外國話

ngoi6 gwok3 waa6*2

a foreign language

Level: 2
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

外國話

This word was added by bybell on 2nd Nov 2008 13:58

Characters in this word:

外 ngoi6 - external, foreign; alienate
國 gwok3 - nation; country; state
話 waa6 waa6*2 - speech; words; sayings

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