外國
See also: 外国
Chinese
outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external |
country; state; nation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (外國) | 外 | 國 | |
| simp. (外国) | 外 | 国 | |
| alternative forms | 歪國／歪国 humorous | ||
| anagram | 國外／国外 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi6 gwok3
- Hakka
- Northern Min (KCR): ngṳē-gŏ
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6nga-koq
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wàiguó
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wàiguó
- Wade–Giles: wai4-kuo2
- Yale: wài-gwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waygwo
- Palladius: вайго (vajgo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Dungan)
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngoi6 gwok3
- Yale: ngoih gwok
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi6 gwok8
- Guangdong Romanization: ngoi6 guog3
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɔːi̯²² kʷɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngoi-koet
- Hakka Romanization System: ngoi guedˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ngoi4 gued5
- Sinological IPA: /ŋoi̯⁵⁵ ku̯et̚²/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: ngoi˖ gued
- Sinological IPA: /ŋoi³³ kuet⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngṳē-gŏ
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋyɛ⁵⁵ ko²⁴/
- (Jian'ou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-kok
- Tâi-lô: guā-kok
- Phofsit Daibuun: goaxkog
- IPA (Xiamen): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡua⁴¹⁻²² kɔk̚⁵/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²/
- IPA (Taipei): /ɡua³³⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡua³³⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ghua7 gog4
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: guā kok
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɡua¹¹ kok̚²/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
Noun
外國
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 外國 (“foreign country”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 夷, 番邦, 異邦 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 外國, 異國, 異邦, 外邦, 外域, 異國他鄉 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 外國 |
| Taiwan | 外國 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 外國 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 外國 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 番邦 dated, 番國 dated |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 外國, 番邦 dated |
| Quanzhou | 外國, 番邦 dated | |
| Jinjiang | 外國 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 外國 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 外國 |
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “外國”, 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.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 外 | 國 |
| がい Grade: 2 |
こく Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 外國 – see the following entry. | ||
| ||
| (This term, 外國, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) |
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 外 | 國 |
Noun
外國 • (oeguk) (hangeul 외국)
- hanja form? of 외국 (“foreign country”)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 外 | 國 |
Noun
外國
- chữ Hán form of ngoại quốc (“foreign country”)