外甥
Chinese
outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external |
nephew | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (外甥) | 外 | 甥 | |
| simp. #(外甥) | 外 | 甥 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Hakka
- Northern Min (KCR): nguōi-sáng
- Eastern Min (BUC): ngiê-sĕng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6nga-san
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wàishēng → wàisheng (toneless final syllable variant)
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥ → ㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄕㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: wàishe̊ng
- Wade–Giles: wai4-shêng5
- Yale: wài-sheng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: way.sheng
- Palladius: вайшэн (vajšɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/ → /waɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ¹/
- (Dungan)
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngoi6 sang1 / ngoi6 saang1
- Yale: ngoih sāng / ngoih sāang
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi6 sang1 / ngoi6 saang1
- Guangdong Romanization: ngoi6 seng1 / ngoi6 sang1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɔːi̯²² sɐŋ⁵⁵/, /ŋɔːi̯²² saːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: ngoi5 sang1*
- Sinological IPA (key): /ᵑɡᵘɔi³² saŋ³³⁻³³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: nguōi-sáng
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋuɛ⁵⁵ saŋ⁵⁴/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Lukang, Kinmen, Magong)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōe-seng
- Tâi-lô: guē-sing
- Phofsit Daibuun: goexsefng
- IPA (Lukang): /ɡue³¹⁻²² siɪŋ³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡue³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ɡue²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kinmen): /ɡue²²⁻¹² siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /ɡue³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōe-sng
- Tâi-lô: guē-sng
- Phofsit Daibuun: goexsngf
- IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /ɡue⁴¹⁻²² sŋ̍³³/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-seng
- Tâi-lô: guā-sing
- Phofsit Daibuun: goaxsefng
- IPA (Penang): /ɡua²¹ seŋ³³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ghua7 sêng1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: guā seng
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɡua¹¹ seŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Lukang, Kinmen, Magong)
- Wu
Noun
外甥
- sororal nephew (sister's son)
- (dialectal) grandson (daughter's son)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 外甥 (“sororal nephew”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 外孫 (“grandson (daughter's son)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 甥 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 外孫 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 外孫子 |
| Taiwan | 外孫子, 外孫 | |
| Singapore | 外孫 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 外甥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 外孫子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 外孫兒 |
| Wuhan | 外孫, 外孫伢, 外外 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 外孫子 |
| Hefei | 外孫子 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 外孫 |
| Hong Kong | 外孫 | |
| Taishan | 外孫 | |
| Yangjiang | 外甥, 外甥孫 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 外甥 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 外孫 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 外孫 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 外孫 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 外孫 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 外孫 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 外孫 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 外孫 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 外孫, 外孫子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 外甥 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 外甥, 外甥孫 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 外孫 |
| Quanzhou | 外孫 | |
| Jinjiang | 外甥孫 | |
| Zhangzhou | 外孫 | |
| Taipei | 外孫 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 外孫 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 外孫 | |
| Chaozhou | 外孫 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 外甥 |
| Suzhou | 外甥 | |
| Wenzhou | 外甥孫 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 外孫, 外孫子 |
| Shuangfeng | 外孫 | |
Derived terms
See also
References
- 周存 [Zhōu, Cún], editor (2023), “外甥”, in 长汀话词典 CHANGTINGHUA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Changting Dialect] (overall work in Hakka and Mandarin), Guangzhou: 世界图书出版有限公司 [World Book Publishing Co., Ltd.], →ISBN, page 472.