外傳

See also: 外传

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	to pass on; to spread; to transmit to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity); biography
trad. (外傳)		外	傳
simp. (外传)		外	传

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wàichuán

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ cyun⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gōa-thoân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wàichuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wàichuán
  - Wade–Giles: wai⁴-chʻuan²
  - Yale: wài-chwán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waychwan
  - Palladius: вайчуань (vajčuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngoi⁶ cyun⁴
  - Yale: ngoih chyùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ tsyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ qun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² t͡sʰyːn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-thoân
  - Tâi-lô: guā-thuân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goaxtoaan
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ tʰuan²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡua⁴¹⁻²² tʰuan²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ tʰuan¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡua³³⁻¹¹ tʰuan²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡua³³⁻²¹ tʰuan²³/

Verb

外傳

to leak; to disseminate
to be taught to an outsider
it is rumoured that ...

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wàizhuàn

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ zyun⁶ / ngoi⁶ zyun^6-2
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gōa-toān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wàizhuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wàijhuàn
  - Wade–Giles: wai⁴-chuan⁴
  - Yale: wài-jwàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wayjuann
  - Palladius: вайчжуань (vajčžuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngoi⁶ zyun⁶ / ngoi⁶ zyun^6-2
  - Yale: ngoih jyuhn / ngoih jyún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ dzyn⁶ / ngoi⁶ dzyn^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ jun⁶ / ngoi⁶ jun^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² t͡syːn²²/, /ŋɔːi̯²² t͡syːn²²⁻³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-toān
  - Tâi-lô: guā-tuān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goaxdoan
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ tuan²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡua⁴¹⁻²² tuan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ tuan²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡua³³⁻¹¹ tuan³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡua³³⁻²¹ tuan³³/

Noun

外傳

unofficial record; unofficial biography
side story; spin-off
esoteric tradition (commentary that does not focus on interpreting the text but uses examples and expands upon the original meaning)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “commentary”): 內傳／内传

Japanese

Kanji in this term
外	傳
がい Grade: 2	でん Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Noun

外(がい)傳(でん) • (gaiden)

Kyūjitai form of 外伝 (“side story”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
外	傳

Noun

外傳 • (oejeon) (hangeul 외전)

hanja form^? of 외전 (“side story”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
外	傳

Noun

外傳

chữ Hán form of ngoại truyện (“side story”)