海外

Chinese

ocean; sea
outside; in addition; foreign
outside; in addition; foreign; external
 
trad. (海外)
simp. #(海外)
anagram 外海

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (32) (31)
Final () (41) (26)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter xojX ngwajH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/hʌiX/ /ŋuɑiH/
Pan
Wuyun
/həiX/ /ŋʷɑiH/
Shao
Rongfen
/xɒiX/ /ŋuɑiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/həjX/ /ŋwajH/
Li
Rong
/xᴀiX/ /ŋuɑiH/
Wang
Li
/xɒiX/ /ŋuɑiH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/xɑ̆iX/ /ŋuɑiH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
hǎi wèi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
hoi2 ngoi6

Noun

海外

  1. overseas; abroad
    流亡海外  ―  liúwáng hǎiwài  ―  to be in exile overseas
    遠銷海外中國產品 [MSC, trad.]
    远销海外中国产品 [MSC, simp.]
    yuǎnxiāo hǎiwài de Zhōngguó chǎnpǐn [Pinyin]
    Chinese products sold overseas
    這個公司海外市場佔有一席之地 [MSC, trad.]
    这个公司海外市场占有一席之地 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhège gōngsī zài hǎiwài shìchǎng zhànyǒu yīxízhīdì. [Pinyin]
    This company occupies a niche in the overseas market.

Synonyms

  • (obsolete or Hakka) 外洋 (wàiyáng)

Antonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: 2
がい
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 海外 (MC xojX ngwajH, literally “sea + outside, beyond”). Compare modern Mandarin 海外 (hǎiwài).

Pronunciation

Noun

(かい)(がい) • (kaigaiかいぐわい (kaigwai)?

  1. the area beyond seas
  2. 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

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

海外 • (hae'oe) (hangeul 해외)

  1. hanja form? of 해외 (overseas)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

海外

  1. chữ Hán form of hải ngoại (overseas)