另外

Chinese

		other; another; separate other; another; separate; separately	outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external
trad. (另外)		另	外
simp. ^#(另外)		另	外

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): lìngwài

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nin⁴ wai⁴
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ling⁶ ngoi⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): len⁵ ngoi⁵ / len⁵ ngoi^5*
Gan (Wiktionary): lin⁵ uai⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): nang-ngoi

(Hailu, HRS): nang^˖ ngoi^˖

(Meixian, Guangdong): lang⁴ ngoi⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): ling³ vai³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): lēng-gōa

(Teochew, Peng'im): lêng⁵ ghua⁷
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶lin-nga₆ / ²lin₆-nga₆
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): lin⁵ uai⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lìngwài
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lìngwài
  - Wade–Giles: ling⁴-wai⁴
  - Yale: lìng-wài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linqway
  - Palladius: линвай (linvaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: nin⁴ wai⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: linwai
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nin²¹³ uai²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ling⁶ ngoi⁶
  - Yale: lihng ngoih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ling⁶ ngoi⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ling⁶ ngoi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪŋ²² ŋɔːi̯²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: len⁵ ngoi⁵ / len⁵ ngoi^5*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /len³² ᵑɡᵘɔi³²/, /len³² ᵑɡᵘɔi³²⁻³²⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: lin⁵ uai⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin¹¹ uai¹¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nang-ngoi
  - Hakka Romanization System: nang ngoi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: nang⁴ ngoi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /naŋ⁵⁵ ŋoi̯⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: nang^˖ ngoi^˖
  - Sinological IPA: /naŋ³³ ŋoi³³/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: lang⁴ ngoi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /laŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋoɪ⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: ling³ vai³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /liŋ⁴⁵ vai⁴⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lēng-gōa
  - Tâi-lô: līng-guā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lexnggoa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ²²⁻²¹ ɡua²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ⁴¹⁻²² ɡua⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ²²⁻²¹ ɡua²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ ɡua³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ³³⁻²¹ ɡua³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: lêng⁵ ghua⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lêng guā
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ɡua¹¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶lin-nga₆
  - MiniDict: lin^去 nga^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³lin-nga₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /lin²² ŋa⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²lin₆-nga₆
  - MiniDict: lin^去 nga^去
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /lin²² ŋɑ³³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: lin⁵ uai⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin²¹⁻¹¹ u̯ai̯²¹⁻¹¹/

Adjective

另外

other; another; else
一個經歷過失戀的人還會愛上另外的人嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
一个经历过失恋的人还会爱上另外的人吗？ [MSC, simp.]
Yīge jīnglì guò shīliàn de rén hái huì àishàng lìngwài de rén ma? [Pinyin]
Can someone who has been disappointed in love fall for someone else?

Related terms

額外／额外 (éwài)
以外 (yǐwài)

Conjunction

另外

furthermore; moreover; in addition
這個問題很複雜，另外我覺得它一定還有其他的因素。 [MSC, trad.]
这个问题很复杂，另外我觉得它一定还有其他的因素。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhège wèntí hěn fùzá, lìngwài wǒ juéde tā yīdìng hái yǒu qítā de yīnsù. [Pinyin]
This issue is very complicated. In addition, I think it must have a lot of other factors.

Synonyms

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並且 / 并且 (bìngqiě)
何況 / 何况 (hékuàng)
其次 (qícì)
再則 / 再则 (zàizé) (literary)
再者 (zàizhě)
再說 / 再说 (zàishuō)
加上 (jiāshàng)
加之 (jiāzhī)
加以 (jiāyǐ)
同時 / 同时 (tóngshí)
外加 (⁶nga-ka) (Wu)
更何況 / 更何况 (gènghékuàng)
此外 (cǐwài)
況且 / 况且 (kuàngqiě)
而且 (érqiě)
閣說 / 阁说 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
閣講 / 阁讲 (Hokkien)
隨外 / 随外 (⁶zoe-nga) (Shanghainese)

Adverb

另外

additionally; another; otherwise; different
再另外加返佢 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
zoi³ ling⁶ ngoi⁶ gaa¹ faan¹ keoi⁵ [Jyutping]
add it back in separately
in place of

Synonyms

(additionally): 格外 (géwài); (Xiang) 額外

References

“另外”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.