外 ngoi⁶ {wài}

1. outside
2. in addition
3. foreign
4. external

外便 ngoi⁶ bin⁶ {wài biàn}

outside

外出 ngoi⁶ ceot¹ {wài chū}

outside (Cantonese)

外底 ngoi⁶ dai² {wài dǐ}

noun; shoe or boot outsole or base

外地 ngoi⁶ dei⁶ {wàidì}

(adjective) 1. Overseas; 2. Not belong to a particular local region

外島〔-岛〕 ngoi⁶ dou² {wài dǎo}

Outlying Islands

外道 ngoi⁶ dou⁶ {wài dao}

Heretics; tirthika

外埠 ngoi⁶ fau⁶ {wài bù}

other cities

外父 ngoi⁶ fu² {wài fù}

(noun) father-in-law (wife's father)

外家 ngoi⁶ gaa¹ {wài jiā}

slang for addressing the 'wife's family side'

外景 ngoi⁶ ging² {wài jǐng}

Outdoor scene

外角 ngoi⁶ gok³ {wài jiǎo}

external / exterior angle

外觀〔-观〕 ngoi⁶ gun¹ {wàiguān}

(noun) Exterior

外公 ngoi⁶ gung¹ {wàigōng}

(noun) Grandpa

外掛〔-挂〕 ngoi⁶ gwaa³ {wài guà}

Plug-in; external; hanging outside

外因 ngoi⁶ jan¹ {wài yīn}

external reasons

外寇 ngoi⁶ kau³ {wài kòu}

noun; foreign invader

外漏 ngoi⁶ lau⁶ {wài lòu}

Leakage

外賣〔-卖〕 ngoi⁶ maai⁶ {wài mài}

take away

外母 ngoi⁶ mou² {wài mǔ}

the term used by the husband to address his wife's mother

外省 ngoi⁶ saang² {wài shěng}

Other provinces

外史 ngoi⁶ si² {wài shǐ}

Unofficial History

外線〔-线〕 ngoi⁶ sin³ {wài xiàn}

noun; external or exterior line; outside connections, normal for phone dialing out

外姓 ngoi⁶ sing³ {wài xìng}

Family names which are different from the locals'; family names of the 'outsiders', usually refers to those on the mother side

外洩〔-泄〕 ngoi⁶ sit³ {wài xiè}

Leak (information); emit

外孫〔-孙〕 ngoi⁶ syun¹ {wài sūn}

(noun) Grandchildren

外圍〔-围〕 ngoi⁶ wai⁴ {wài wéi}

1. illegal bookmaking (Cantonese) 2. outside

外援 ngoi⁶ wun⁴ {wàiyuán}

(noun) (of ball game in HK) Foreign helper/player

外資〔-资〕 ngoi⁶ zi¹ {wàizī}

(noun) 1. Foreign capital; 2. Foreign-funded company

外子 ngoi⁶ zi² {wài zǐ}

noun; husband

外族 ngoi⁶ zuk⁶ {wài zú}

noun: other ethnicity; foreigner

外辦〔-办〕 ngoi⁶ baan⁶ {wài bàn}

foreign affairs office

外包 ngoi⁶ baau¹ {wài bāo}

outsourcing

外幣〔-币〕 ngoi⁶ bai⁶ {wài bì}

foreign currency

外賓〔-宾〕 ngoi⁶ ban¹ {wài bīn}

1. foreign guest
2. international visitor

外邊〔-边〕 ngoi⁶ bin¹ {wài bian}

1. outside
2. outer surface
3. abroad
4. place other than one's home

外表 ngoi⁶ biu² {wài biǎo}

1. external
2. outside
3. outward appearance

外埔 ngoi⁶ bou³ {Wài bù}

Waipu township in Taichung county 臺中縣, Taiwan

外部 ngoi⁶ bou⁶ {wài bù}

1. external part
2. external

外差 ngoi⁶ caa¹ {wài chā}

heterodyne (electronics)

外插 ngoi⁶ caap³ {wài chā}

1. to extrapolate
2. extrapolation (math.)
3. (computing) to plug in (a peripheral device etc)

外層〔-层〕 ngoi⁶ cang⁴ {wài céng}

1. outer layer
2. outer shell

外出 ngoi⁶ ceot¹ {wài chū}

1. to go out
2. to go away (on a trip etc)

外設〔-设〕 ngoi⁶ cit³ {wài shè}

peripherals

外場〔-场〕 ngoi⁶ coeng⁴ {wài chǎng}

1. outer area (of a place that has an inner area)
2. dining area of a restaurant (as opposed to the kitchen)
3. outfield (baseball etc)
4. area outside a venue (e.g. exterior of a stadium)
5. field (maintenance, testing etc)
6. (Chinese opera) the area in front of the table on the stage

外牆〔-墙〕 ngoi⁶ coeng⁴ {wài qiáng}

1. facade
2. external wall

外場〔-场〕 ngoi⁶ coeng⁴ {wài cháng}

1. outside world
2. society

外傳〔-传〕 ngoi⁶ cyun⁴ {wài zhuàn}

unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography)

外傳〔-传〕 ngoi⁶ cyun⁴ {wài chuán}

1. to tell others (a secret)
2. to divulge to an outsider
3. to be rumored

外帶〔-带〕 ngoi⁶ daai³ {wài dài}

1. take-out (fast food)
2. (outer part of) tire
3. as well
4. besides
5. into the bargain
6. outer zone

外丹 ngoi⁶ daan¹ {wài dān}

Taoist external alchemy

外地 ngoi⁶ dei⁶ {wài dì}

parts of the country other than where one is

外電〔-电〕 ngoi⁶ din⁶ {wài diàn}

reports from foreign news agencies

外快 ngoi⁶ faai³ {wài kuài}

extra income

外科 ngoi⁶ fo¹ {wài kē}

surgery (branch of medicine)

外放 ngoi⁶ fong³ {wài fàng}

1. extroverted
2. outgoing
3. to play audio through speakers (rather than through earphones)
4. (old) to appoint to a post outside the capital

外稃 ngoi⁶ fu¹ {wài fū}

1. husk
2. outside shell of grain

外敷 ngoi⁶ fu¹ {wài fū}

to apply externally

外加 ngoi⁶ gaa¹ {wài jiā}

1. in addition
2. extra

外嫁 ngoi⁶ gaa³ {wài jià}

(of a woman) to marry a non-local or foreigner

外界 ngoi⁶ gaai³ {wài jiè}

1. the outside world
2. external

外間〔-间〕 ngoi⁶ gaan¹ {wài jiān}

1. outer room
2. the external world
3. outside

外交 ngoi⁶ gaau¹ {wài jiāo}

1. diplomacy
2. diplomatic
3. foreign affairs
4. CL: 個

外教 ngoi⁶ gaau³ {wài jiào}

1. foreign teacher (abbr. for 外國教師)
2. greenhorn
3. novice
4. amateurish
5. religion other than Buddhism (term used by Buddhists)

外徑〔-径〕 ngoi⁶ ging³ {wài jìng}

external diameter (including thickness of the wall)

外觀〔-观〕 ngoi⁶ gun¹ {wài guān}

1. exterior appearance
2. to view sth from the outside
3. exterior condition

外公 ngoi⁶ gung¹ {wài gōng}

1. (coll.) mother's father
2. maternal grandfather

外國〔-国〕 ngoi⁶ gwok³ {wài guó}

1. foreign (country)
2. CL: 個

外鄉〔-乡〕 ngoi⁶ hoeng¹ {wài xiāng}

1. another part of the country
2. some other place

外向 ngoi⁶ hoeng³ {wài xiàng}

1. extroverted (personality)
2. (economics etc) export-oriented

外海 ngoi⁶ hoi² {wài hǎi}

1. offshore
2. open sea

外殼〔-壳〕 ngoi⁶ hok³ {wài ké}

1. envelope
2. outer shell
3. hull
4. cover
5. case

外行 ngoi⁶ hong⁴ {wài háng}

1. layman
2. amateur

外號〔-号〕 ngoi⁶ hou⁶ {wài hào}

nickname

外陰〔-阴〕 ngoi⁶ jam¹ {wài yīn}

vulva

外人 ngoi⁶ jan⁴ {wài rén}

1. outsider
2. foreigner
3. stranger

外爺〔-爷〕 ngoi⁶ je⁴ {wài ye}

(dialect) maternal grandfather

外衣 ngoi⁶ ji¹ {wài yī}

1. outer clothing
2. semblance
3. appearance

外耳 ngoi⁶ ji⁵ {wài ěr}

outer ear

外延 ngoi⁶ jin⁴ {wài yán}

extension (semantics)

外形 ngoi⁶ jing⁴ {wài xíng}

1. figure
2. shape
3. external form
4. contour

外用 ngoi⁶ jung⁶ {wài yòng}

external

外語〔-语〕 ngoi⁶ jyu⁵ {wài yǔ}

1. foreign language
2. CL: 門

外遇 ngoi⁶ jyu⁶ {wài yù}

extramarital affair

外院 ngoi⁶ jyun² {wài yuàn}

outer courtyard

外源 ngoi⁶ jyun⁴ {wài yuán}

exogenous

外勤 ngoi⁶ kan⁴ {wài qín}

1. field work
2. field personnel
3. any occupation that involves a great deal of field work

外企 ngoi⁶ kei⁵ {wài qǐ}

1. foreign enterprise
2. company established in mainland China with direct investment from foreign entities or from investors in Taiwan, Macao or Hong Kong
3. abbr. for 外資企業

外僑〔-侨〕 ngoi⁶ kiu⁴ {wài qiáo}

foreigner

外流 ngoi⁶ lau⁴ {wài liú}

1. outflow
2. to flow out
3. to drain

外力 ngoi⁶ lik⁶ {wài lì}

1. external force
2. pressure from outside

外來〔-来〕 ngoi⁶ loi⁴ {wài lái}

1. external
2. foreign
3. outside

外勞〔-劳〕 ngoi⁶ lou⁴ {wài láo}

1. abbr. for 外籍勞工
2. foreign worker

外露 ngoi⁶ lou⁶ {wài lù}

1. exposed
2. appearing on the outside

外賣〔-卖〕 ngoi⁶ maai⁶ {wài mài}

1. to go
2. take out (relates to food bought at a restaurant)

外貌 ngoi⁶ maau⁶ {wài mào}

1. profile
2. appearance

外文 ngoi⁶ man⁴ {wài wén}

foreign language (written)

外貿〔-贸〕 ngoi⁶ mau⁶ {wài mào}

foreign trade

外面 ngoi⁶ min⁶ {wài mian}

outside

外面 ngoi⁶ min⁶ {wài miàn}

1. surface
2. exterior
3. external appearance

外務〔-务〕 ngoi⁶ mou⁶ {wài wù}

foreign affairs

外鶩〔-鹜〕 ngoi⁶ mou⁶ {wài wù}

to get involved in things which are not one's business

外媒 ngoi⁶ mui⁴ {wài méi}

1. foreign news media
2. abbr. of 外國媒體

外皮 ngoi⁶ pei⁴ {wài pí}

1. outer skin
2. carapace

外婆 ngoi⁶ po⁴ {wài pó}

1. (coll.) mother's mother
2. maternal grandmother

外袍 ngoi⁶ pou⁴ {wài páo}

robe

外心 ngoi⁶ sam¹ {wài xīn}

1. (of a married person) interest in a third person
2. (old) (of a minister etc) disloyal disposition
3. (math.) circumcenter (of a polygon)

外甥 ngoi⁶ sang¹ {wài shēng}

1. sister's son
2. wife's sibling's son

外手 ngoi⁶ sau² {wài shǒu}

1. right-hand side (of a machine)
2. right-hand side (passenger side) of a vehicle

外水 ngoi⁶ seoi² {wài shuǐ}

extra income

外事 ngoi⁶ si⁶ {wài shì}

foreign affairs

外星 ngoi⁶ sing¹ {wài xīng}

1. alien
2. extraterrestrial

外泄 ngoi⁶ sit³ {wài xiè}

to leak (usually secret information)

外銷〔-销〕 ngoi⁶ siu¹ {wài xiāo}

1. to export
2. to sell abroad

外商 ngoi⁶ soeng¹ {wài shāng}

foreign businessman

外傷〔-伤〕 ngoi⁶ soeng¹ {wài shāng}

1. injury
2. wound
3. trauma

外相 ngoi⁶ soeng³ {wài xiàng}

Foreign Minister

外送 ngoi⁶ sung³ {wài sòng}

1. to send out
2. fast food delivered

外孫〔-孙〕 ngoi⁶ syun¹ {wài sūn}

1. daughter's son
2. grandson
3. descendant via the female line

外灘〔-滩〕 ngoi⁶ taan¹ {Wài tān}

the Shanghai Bund or Waitan

外頭〔-头〕 ngoi⁶ tau⁴ {wài tou}

1. outside
2. out

外推 ngoi⁶ teoi¹ {wài tuī}

to extrapolate

外套 ngoi⁶ tou³ {wài tào}

1. coat
2. jacket
3. CL: 件

外逃 ngoi⁶ tou⁴ {wài táo}

1. to flee abroad
2. to run away
3. to desert
4. outflow

外踝 ngoi⁶ waa⁵ {wài huái}

lateral malleolus

外患 ngoi⁶ waan⁶ {wài huàn}

foreign aggression

外圍〔-围〕 ngoi⁶ wai⁴ {wài wéi}

surrounding

外匯〔-汇〕 ngoi⁶ wui⁶ {wài huì}

foreign (currency) exchange

外援 ngoi⁶ wun⁴ {wài yuán}

1. external help
2. foreign aid

外債〔-债〕 ngoi⁶ zaai³ {wài zhài}

foreign debt

外側〔-侧〕 ngoi⁶ zak¹ {wài cè}

outer side

外資〔-资〕 ngoi⁶ zi¹ {wài zī}

foreign investment

外子 ngoi⁶ zi² {wài zǐ}

(polite) my husband

外積〔-积〕 ngoi⁶ zik¹ {wài jī}

1. exterior product
2. the cross product of two vectors

外籍 ngoi⁶ zik⁶ {wài jí}

foreign nationality

外長〔-长〕 ngoi⁶ zoeng² {wài zhǎng}

1. foreign minister
2. secretary of state
3. minister of foreign affairs

外在 ngoi⁶ zoi⁶ {wài zài}

1. external
2. extrinsic

外出血 ngoi⁶ ceot¹ hyut³ {wài chū xuè}

External bleeding; external hemorrhage

外嫁女 ngoi⁶ gaa³ neoi² {wài jià nǚ}

noun; married daughter

外交界 ngoi⁶ gaau¹ gaai³ {wài jiāo jiè}

The diplomatic community / circles

外江佬 ngoi⁶ gong¹ lou² {wài jiāng lǎo}

noun; one who come from another province or other side of the river (indicating Yangtze or Yellow River as the border); one who come from Mainland China to Hong Kong; discriminatory in meaning

外顯子〔-显-〕 ngoi⁶ hin² zi² {wài xiǎn zi}

Exon

外陰部〔-阴-〕 ngoi⁶ jam¹ bou⁶ {wài yīn bù}

Vulva

外語系〔-语-〕 ngoi⁶ jyu⁵ hai⁶ {wài yǔ xì}

Department of Foreign Languages

外來妹〔-来-〕 ngoi⁶ loi⁴ mui¹ {wài lái mèi}

noun; girl from overseas or other communities

外母乸 ngoi⁶ mou⁵ naa² {wài mǔ ná}

mother-in-law, wife's mother

外務員〔-务员〕 ngoi⁶ mou⁶ jyun⁴ {wài wù yuán}

external affair officer

外省人 ngoi⁶ saang² jan⁴ {wài shěng rén}

noun; one who come from another province; one who come from Mainland China to Hong Kong; discriminatory in meaning

外甥女 ngoi⁶ sang¹ neoi² {wài sheng nǚ}

(noun) Niece

外太公 ngoi⁶ taai³ gung¹ {wài tài gōng}

noun; great grandfather from the mother's side

外太婆 ngoi⁶ taai³ po⁴ {wài tài pó}

paternal grandmother's mother; mother of maternal grandparents

外邦人 ngoi⁶ bong¹ jan⁴ {wài bāng rén}

gentile

外埔鄉〔--乡〕 ngoi⁶ bou³ hoeng¹ {Wài bù xiāng}

Waipu township in Taichung county 臺中縣, Taiwan

外斜肌 ngoi⁶ ce⁴ gei¹ {wài xié jī}

external oblique muscle (sides of the chest)

外錯角〔-错-〕 ngoi⁶ co³ gok³ {wài cuò jiǎo}

outer alternate angles (where one line meets two parallel lines)

外場人〔-场-〕 ngoi⁶ coeng⁴ jan⁴ {wài cháng rén}

1. sophisticated, worldly person
2. man of the world

外地人 ngoi⁶ dei⁶ jan⁴ {wài dì rén}

1. stranger
2. outsider

外分泌 ngoi⁶ fan¹ bei³ {wài fēn mì}

1. exocrine
2. external secretion (e.g. saliva)

外科學〔--学〕 ngoi⁶ fo¹ hok⁶ {wài kē xué}

surgery

外加劑〔--剂〕 ngoi⁶ gaa¹ zai¹ {wài jiā jì}

additive

外交部 ngoi⁶ gaau¹ bou⁶ {Wài jiāo bù}

1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2. foreign office
3. Dept. of State

外交家 ngoi⁶ gaau¹ gaa¹ {wài jiāo jiā}

diplomat

外交官 ngoi⁶ gaau¹ gun¹ {wài jiāo guān}

diplomat

外激素 ngoi⁶ gik¹ sou³ {wài jī sù}

pheromone

外骨骼 ngoi⁶ gwat¹ gaak³ {wài gǔ gé}

exoskeleton (the carapace of insects, crabs etc)

外國人〔-国-〕 ngoi⁶ gwok³ jan⁴ {wài guó rén}

foreigner

外國語〔-国语〕 ngoi⁶ gwok³ jyu⁵ {wài guó yǔ}

foreign language

外郭城 ngoi⁶ gwok³ sing⁴ {wài guō chéng}

outer city wall

外國話〔-国话〕 ngoi⁶ gwok³ waa² {wài guó huà}

foreign languages

外鄉人〔-乡-〕 ngoi⁶ hoeng¹ jan⁴ {wài xiāng rén}

1. a stranger
2. out-of-towner

外向型 ngoi⁶ hoeng³ jing⁴ {wài xiàng xíng}

export-oriented (economic model)

外耳道 ngoi⁶ ji⁵ dou⁶ {wài ěr dào}

1. external auditory meatus
2. auditory canal, between the outer ear 外耳 and tympanum 鼓膜

外來詞〔-来词〕 ngoi⁶ loi⁴ ci⁴ {wài lái cí}

loanword

外來貨〔-来货〕 ngoi⁶ loi⁴ fo³ {wài lái huò}

imported product

外來人〔-来-〕 ngoi⁶ loi⁴ jan⁴ {wài lái rén}

foreigner

外來語〔-来语〕 ngoi⁶ loi⁴ jyu⁵ {wài lái yǔ}

loanword

外文係〔--系〕 ngoi⁶ man⁴ hai⁶ {wài wén xì}

1. department of foreign languages
2. modern languages (college department)

外務部〔-务-〕 ngoi⁶ mou⁶ bou⁶ {Wài wù bù}

Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qing Dynasty

外務省〔-务-〕 ngoi⁶ mou⁶ saang² {wài wù shěng}

foreign ministry (e.g. of Japan or Korea)

外蒙古 ngoi⁶ mung⁴ gu² {Wài Měng gǔ}

Outer Mongolia

外眼角 ngoi⁶ ngaan⁵ gok³ {wài yǎn jiǎo}

outer corner of the eye

外胚層〔--层〕 ngoi⁶ pui¹ cang⁴ {wài pēi céng}

ectoderm (cell lineage in embryology)

外甥女 ngoi⁶ sang¹ neoi² {wài sheng nǚ}

1. sister's daughter
2. wife's sibling's daughter

外事處〔--处〕 ngoi⁶ si⁶ cyu³ {wài shì chù}

1. Foreign Affairs Office (at a university)
2. Foreign Affairs Department

外星人 ngoi⁶ sing¹ jan⁴ {wài xīng rén}

1. space alien
2. extraterrestrial

外小腿 ngoi⁶ siu² teoi² {wài xiǎo tuǐ}

shin

外孫女〔-孙-〕 ngoi⁶ syun¹ neoi² {wài sūn nǚ}

1. daughter's daughter
2. granddaughter

外孫子〔-孙-〕 ngoi⁶ syun¹ zi² {wài sūn zi}

1. (coll.) daughter's son
2. grandson

外太空 ngoi⁶ taai³ hung¹ {wài tài kōng}

outer space

外推法 ngoi⁶ teoi¹ faat³ {wài tuī fǎ}

1. extrapolation (math.)
2. to extrapolate

外環線〔-环线〕 ngoi⁶ waan⁴ sin³ {wài huán xiàn}

outer ring (road or rail line)

外側溝〔-侧沟〕 ngoi⁶ zak¹ kau¹ {wài cè gōu}

lateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure (a main division of the brain)

外側裂〔-侧-〕 ngoi⁶ zak¹ lit⁶ {wài cè liè}

lateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure (a main division of the brain)

外質膜〔-质-〕 ngoi⁶ zat¹ mok⁶ {wài zhì mó}

external plasma membrane

外接圓〔--圆〕 ngoi⁶ zip³ jyun⁴ {wài jiē yuán}

circumscribed circle (of a polygon)

外照射 ngoi⁶ ziu³ se⁶ {wài zhào shè}

external irradiation

外祖父 ngoi⁶ zou² fu⁶ {wài zǔ fù}

maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)

外祖母 ngoi⁶ zou² mou⁵ {wài zǔ mǔ}

1. mother's mother
2. maternal grandmother

外父咁外 ngoi⁶ fu² gam² ngoi⁶ {wài fù gān wài}

posing as a baggage to others; to be in the way

外交使節〔---节〕 ngoi⁶ gaau¹ si³ zit³ {wài jiāo shǐ jié}

Diplomats

外國遊客〔-国游-〕 ngoi⁶ gwok³ jau⁴ haak³ {wài guó yóu kè}

Foreign tourists

外力作用 ngoi⁶ lik⁶ zok³ jung⁶ {wài lì zuò yòng}

External force

外匯市場〔-汇-场〕 ngoi⁶ wui⁶ si⁵ coeng⁴ {wài huì shì cháng}

Foreign exchange market

外籍人士 ngoi⁶ zik⁶ jan⁴ si⁶ {wài jí rén shì}

noun; one of another nationality; foreigner

外八字腳〔---脚〕 ngoi⁶ baat³ zi⁶ goek³ {wài bā zì jiǎo}

splayed feet

外八字腿 ngoi⁶ baat³ zi⁶ teoi² {wài bā zì tuǐ}

1. bow legs
2. bandy legs

外部連接〔--连-〕 ngoi⁶ bou⁶ lin⁴ zip³ {wài bù lián jiē}

external link

外部鏈接〔--链-〕 ngoi⁶ bou⁶ lin⁴ zip³ {wài bù liàn jiē}

external link (on website)

外層空間〔-层-间〕 ngoi⁶ cang⁴ hung¹ gaan¹ {wài céng kōng jiān}

outer space

外出訪問〔--访问〕 ngoi⁶ ceot¹ fong² man⁶ {wài chū fǎng wèn}

to travel on business (often abroad)

外搭程式 ngoi⁶ daap³ cing⁴ sik¹ {wài dā chéng shì}

add-on software (Tw)

外典寫作〔--写-〕 ngoi⁶ din² se² zok³ {wài diǎn xiě zuò}

apocryphal writings

外分泌腺 ngoi⁶ fan¹ bei³ sin³ {wài fēn mì xiàn}

1. exocrine gland
2. gland producing external secretion (e.g. saliva)

外科醫生〔--医-〕 ngoi⁶ fo¹ ji¹ sang¹ {wài kē yī shēng}

1. surgeon
2. as opposed to physician 內科醫生, who works primarily by administering drugs

外科手術〔---术〕 ngoi⁶ fo¹ sau² seot⁶ {wài kē shǒu shù}

surgery

外寬內忌〔-宽内-〕 ngoi⁶ fun¹ noi⁶ gei⁶ {wài kuān nèi jì}

magnanimous on the outside, but hateful on the inside (idiom)

外加附件 ngoi⁶ gaa¹ fu⁶ gin² {wài jiā fù jiàn}

1. add-on (software)
2. plug-in (software)

外交庇護〔---护〕 ngoi⁶ gaau¹ bei³ wu⁶ {wài jiāo bì hù}

diplomatic asylum

外交部長〔---长〕 ngoi⁶ gaau¹ bou⁶ zoeng² {wài jiāo bù zhǎng}

minister of foreign affairs

外交大臣 ngoi⁶ gaau¹ daai⁶ san⁴ {wài jiāo dà chén}

1. Foreign Secretary
2. (UK) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

外交特權〔---权〕 ngoi⁶ gaau¹ dak⁶ kyun⁴ {wài jiāo tè quán}

diplomatic immunity

外交風波〔--风-〕 ngoi⁶ gaau¹ fung¹ bo¹ {wài jiāo fēng bō}

diplomatic crisis

外交關係〔--关系〕 ngoi⁶ gaau¹ gwaan¹ hai⁶ {wài jiāo guān xì}

1. foreign relations
2. diplomatic relations

外交學院〔--学-〕 ngoi⁶ gaau¹ hok⁶ jyun² {Wài jiāo Xué yuàn}

China Foreign Affairs University

外交手腕 ngoi⁶ gaau¹ sau² wun² {wài jiāo shǒu wàn}

diplomatic

外交事務〔---务〕 ngoi⁶ gaau¹ si⁶ mou⁶ {wài jiāo shì wù}

foreign affairs

外交政策 ngoi⁶ gaau¹ zing³ caak³ {wài jiāo zhèng cè}

foreign policy

外剛內柔〔-刚内-〕 ngoi⁶ gong¹ noi⁶ jau⁴ {wài gāng nèi róu}

1. soft on the inside despite one's hard shell
2. appearing tough on the outside as to mask one's inner vulnerability
3. also written 內柔外剛

外高加索 ngoi⁶ gou¹ gaa¹ sok³ {Wài Gāo jiā suǒ}

South Caucasus

外觀設計〔-观设计〕 ngoi⁶ gun¹ cit³ gai³ {wài guān shè jì}

1. look
2. external appearance
3. design
4. overall brand look or logo that can be patented

外掛程式〔-挂--〕 ngoi⁶ gwaa³ cing⁴ sik¹ {wài guà chéng shì}

plug-in (software) (Tw)

外國公司〔-国--〕 ngoi⁶ gwok³ gung¹ si¹ {wài guó gōng sī}

foreign company

外國媒體〔-国-体〕 ngoi⁶ gwok³ mui⁴ tai² {wài guó méi tǐ}

foreign news media

外國資本〔-国资-〕 ngoi⁶ gwok³ zi¹ bun² {wài guó zī běn}

foreign capital

外圓內方〔-圆内-〕 ngoi⁶ jyun⁴ noi⁶ fong¹ {wài yuán nèi fāng}

1. lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
2. fig. velvet glove

外強中乾〔-强-干〕 ngoi⁶ koeng⁴ zung¹ gon¹ {wài qiáng zhōng gān}

strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)

外來物種〔-来-种〕 ngoi⁶ loi⁴ mat⁶ zung² {wài lái wù zhǒng}

an introduced species

外來成語〔-来-语〕 ngoi⁶ loi⁴ sing⁴ jyu⁵ {wài lái chéng yǔ}

loan idiom

外來投資〔-来-资〕 ngoi⁶ loi⁴ tau⁴ zi¹ {wài lái tóu zī}

foreign investment

外甥女婿 ngoi⁶ sang¹ neoi⁵ sai³ {wài sheng nǚ xu}

sister's daughter's husband

外甥媳婦〔---妇〕 ngoi⁶ sang¹ sik¹ fu⁵ {wài sheng xí fù}

sister's son's wife

外孫女兒〔-孙-儿〕 ngoi⁶ syun¹ neoi⁵ ji⁴ {wài sūn nǚ r}

granddaughter (one's daughter's daughter)

外匯儲備〔-汇储备〕 ngoi⁶ wui⁶ cyu⁵ bei⁶ {wài huì chǔ bèi}

foreign-exchange reserves

外資企業〔-资-业〕 ngoi⁶ zi¹ kei⁵ jip⁶ {wài zī qǐ yè}

abbr. for 外商獨資企業

外籍勞工〔--劳-〕 ngoi⁶ zik⁶ lou⁴ gung¹ {wài jí láo gōng}

foreign worker

外籍華人〔--华-〕 ngoi⁶ zik⁶ waa⁴ jan⁴ {wài jí Huá rén}

1. overseas Chinese
2. persons of Chinese origin having foreign citizenship

外在超越 ngoi⁶ zoi⁶ ciu¹ jyut⁶ {wài zài chāo yuè}

outer transcendence (perfection through the agency of God)

外交豁免權〔----权〕 ngoi⁶ gaau¹ kut³ min⁵ kyun⁴ {wài jiāo huò miǎn quán}

diplomatic immunity

外國旅遊者〔-国-游-〕 ngoi⁶ gwok³ leoi⁵ jau⁴ ze² {wài guó lǚ yóu zhě}

foreign traveler

外國投資者〔-国-资-〕 ngoi⁶ gwok³ tau⁴ zi¹ ze² {wài guó tóu zī zhě}

foreign investor

外側裂周區〔-侧--区〕 ngoi⁶ zak¹ lit⁶ zau¹ keoi¹ {wài cè liè zhōu qū}

perisylvian (the part of the brain surrounding the lateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure), involved in speech

外側裂周圍〔-侧--围〕 ngoi⁶ zak¹ lit⁶ zau¹ wai⁴ {wài cè liè zhōu wéi}

perisylvian (the part of the brain surrounding the lateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure), involved in speech

外商獨資企業〔--独资-业〕 ngoi⁶ soeng¹ duk⁶ zi¹ kei⁵ jip⁶ {wài shāng dú zī qǐ yè}

1. wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) (form of legal entity in China)
2. abbr. to 外資企業

外商直接投資〔-----资〕 ngoi⁶ soeng¹ zik⁶ zip³ tau⁴ zi¹ {wài shāng zhí jiē tóu zī}

overseas foreign direct investment (OFDI)

外交關係理事會〔--关系--会〕 ngoi⁶ gaau¹ gwaan¹ hai⁶ lei⁵ si⁶ wui² {Wài jiāo Guān xì Lǐ shì huì}

Council on Foreign Relations (US policy think tank)

外國人居住證明〔-国---证-〕 ngoi⁶ gwok³ jan⁴ geoi¹ zyu⁶ zing³ ming⁴ {wài guó rén jū zhù zhèng míng}

foreigner's certificate of residence