外面

Chinese

outside; in addition; foreign
outside; in addition; foreign; external
 
face; side; surface
face; side; surface; aspect; top
 
trad. (外面)
simp. #(外面)

Pronunciation


Noun

外面

  1. outside; out
    外面外面  ―  Wàimiàn guā zhe fēng.  ―  It's windy outside
    外面 [MSC, trad.]
    外面 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ bèi suǒ zài mén wàimiàn le. [Pinyin]
    I was locked out.
    咱們進屋外面 [MSC, trad.]
    咱们进屋外面 [MSC, simp.]
    Hǎo le hǎo le, zánmen kuài jìnwū shuō ba, wàimiàn duō lěng a. [Pinyin]
    All right, let's go inside to talk, it's so cold outside.
  2. exterior; surface
  3. other parts of the country; other places; elsewhere; outland
  4. the outside world; the external world

Usage notes

Can imply away from one's home or hometown in a way that English outside may not.

Synonyms

  • (outside):
  • (other parts of the country):
  • (the outside world): 外界 (wàijiè)

References

  • 周存 [Zhōu, Cún], editor (2023), “外面”, 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.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
がい
Grade: 2
めん
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
めん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いめん [gàíméń] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) いめ [gàíméꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠imẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

(がい)(めん) or ()(めん) • (gaimen or gemen

  1. exterior surface; outward appearance
Antonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
そと
Grade: 2
つら > づら
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) とづら [sòtózúrá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [so̞to̞zɨɾa̠]

Noun

(そと)(づら) • (sotozura

  1. exterior surface
  2. the face one presents to others, one's outward personality
Antonyms