外向

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	direction; part; side direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to
trad. (外向)		外	向
simp. ^#(外向)		外	向
anagram		向外

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wàixiàng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ hoeng³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngoi-hiong
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gōa-hiòng / gōa-hiàng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wàixiàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wàisiàng
  - Wade–Giles: wai⁴-hsiang⁴
  - Yale: wài-syàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wayshianq
  - Palladius: вайсян (vajsjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngoi⁶ hoeng³
  - Yale: ngoih heung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ hoeng³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ hêng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² hœːŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngoi-hiong
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngoi hiong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngoi⁴ hiong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋoi̯⁵⁵ hi̯oŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-hiòng
  - Tâi-lô: guā-hiòng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goaxhioxng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡua⁴¹⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ hiɔŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡua³³⁻¹¹ hiɔŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡua³³⁻²¹ hiɔŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-hiàng
  - Tâi-lô: guā-hiàng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goaxhiaxng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡua³³⁻²¹ hiaŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡua³³⁻¹¹ hiaŋ¹¹/

Adjective

外向

extroverted
(attributive) export-oriented

Synonyms

(extroverted): 外放 (wàifàng)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “extroverted”): 內斂／内敛 (nèiliǎn), 內向／内向 (nèixiàng)
(antonym(s) of “export-oriented”): 內向／内向 (nèixiàng)

Derived terms

外向型 (wàixiàngxíng)