海外
Chinese
ocean; sea | outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external | ||
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trad. (海外) | 海 | 外 | |
simp. #(海外) | 海 | 外 | |
anagram | 外海 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi2 ngoi6
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): hāi-nguôi
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5he-nga
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hǎiwài
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄨㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hǎiwài
- Wade–Giles: hai3-wai4
- Yale: hǎi-wài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haeway
- Palladius: хайвай (xajvaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ waɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hoi2 ngoi6
- Yale: hói ngoih
- Cantonese Pinyin: hoi2 ngoi6
- Guangdong Romanization: hoi2 ngoi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ ŋɔːi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hói-ngoi
- Hakka Romanization System: hoiˋ ngoi
- Hagfa Pinyim: hoi3 ngoi4
- Sinological IPA: /hoi̯³¹ ŋoi̯⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
- Guangdong: hoi3 ngoi4
- Sinological IPA: /hoɪ³¹ ŋoɪ⁵³/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-gōa
- Tâi-lô: hái-guā
- Phofsit Daibuun: hay'goa
- IPA (Xiamen): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡua²²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡua⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡua²²/
- IPA (Taipei): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡua³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡua³³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: hai2 ghua7
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hái guā
- Sinological IPA (key): /hai⁵²⁻³⁵ ɡua¹¹/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: xojX ngwajH
Noun
海外
Synonyms
- (obsolete or Hakka) 外洋 (wàiyáng)
Antonyms
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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海 | 外 |
かい Grade: 2 |
がい Grade: 2 |
on'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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(kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 海外 (MC xojX ngwajH, literally “sea + outside, beyond”). Compare modern Mandarin 海外 (hǎiwài).
Pronunciation
Noun
海外 • (kaigai) ←かいぐわい (kaigwai)?
- the area beyond seas
- overseas, foreign countries
Usage notes
As Japan is an island nation, all other countries are “beyond seas”. This word is thus often used synonymously with 国際 (kokusai, “international”), 多国籍 (takokuseki, “multinational”) or 地球規模 (chikyūkibo, “global”).
Synonyms
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Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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海 | 外 |
Noun
海外 • (hae'oe) (hangeul 해외)
Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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海 | 外 |
Noun
海外