外語

See also: 外语

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (外語)		外	語
simp. (外语)		外	语

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): wàiyǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄩˇ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): вэйү (veyü, III-II)
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ jyu⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngoi-ngî

(Hailu, HRS): ngoi^˖ ngi^ˋ
Eastern Min (BUC): ngiê-ngṳ̄
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): guei⁵ gy³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): gōa-gú / gōa-gír / gōa-gí

(Teochew, Peng'im): ghua⁷ ghe²
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶nga-gniu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wàiyǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wàiyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: wai⁴-yü³
  - Yale: wài-yǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wayyeu
  - Palladius: вайюй (vajjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: вэйү (veyü, III-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /vɛ⁴⁴ y⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngoi⁶ jyu⁵
  - Yale: ngoih yúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ jy⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ yu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² jyː¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngoi-ngî
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngoi ngi^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngoi⁴ ngi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋoi̯⁵⁵ ŋi²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngoi^˖ ngi^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋoi³³ ŋi⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ngiê-ngṳ̄
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋie²⁴²⁻⁵³ ŋy³³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: guei⁵ gy³
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: gōi-gṳ̂
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuei¹¹ ky⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: guei⁵ gy³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuei²¹ ky³³²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-gú
  - Tâi-lô: guā-gú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goaxguo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ ɡu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡua³³⁻¹¹ ɡu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-gír
  - Tâi-lô: guā-gír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡua⁴¹⁻²² ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-gí
  - Tâi-lô: guā-gí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goaxgie
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ ɡi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡua³³⁻²¹ ɡi⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ghua⁷ ghe²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: guā gṳ́
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɡua¹¹ ɡɯ⁵²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶nga-gniu
  - MiniDict: nga^去 nyu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nga-nyy
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋa²² n̠ʲy⁴⁴/

Noun

外語

(countable) foreign language (Classifier: 門／门)
外語工作者／外语工作者 ― wàiyǔ gōngzuòzhě ― foreign-language worker; language professional

Synonyms

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外國話 / 外国话 (wàiguóhuà)
外國語 / 外国语 (wàiguóyǔ)
外文 (wàiwén) (in written form)
洋話 / 洋话 (yánghuà) (dated or regional)
番話 / 番话 (faan¹ waa^6-2) (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew)
紅毛話 / 红毛话 (dialectal, Jieyang Teochew)

Antonyms

母語／母语 (mǔyǔ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
外	語
がい Grade: 2	ご Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) がいご [gàígó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɡa̠iɡo̞]

Noun

外(がい)語(ご) • (gaigo) ^{←ぐわいご (gwaigo)^?}

Synonyms

(foreign language): 外国語(がいこくご) (gaikokugo)
(external language): 外言語(がいげんご) (gaigengo)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “foreign language”): 母語(ぼご) (bogo), 母国語(ぼこくご) (bokokugo)
(antonym(s) of “external language”): 内言語(ないげんご) (naigengo), 内語(ないご) (naigo)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
外	語

Noun

外語 • (oeeo) (hangeul 외어)

hanja form^? of 외어 (“foreign language”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
外	語

Noun

外語

chữ Hán form of ngoại ngữ (“foreign language”)

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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