見外

See also: 见外

Chinese

		to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external
trad. (見外)		見	外
simp. (见外)		见	外

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiànwài

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ ngoi^6-2
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiàn-gōa / kiàn-gōe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiànwài
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiànwài
  - Wade–Giles: chien⁴-wai⁴
  - Yale: jyàn-wài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannway
  - Palladius: цзяньвай (czjanʹvaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gin³ ngoi^6-2
  - Yale: gin ngói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ ngoi^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: gin³ ngoi^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ ŋɔːi̯²²⁻³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiàn-gōa
  - Tâi-lô: kiàn-guā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiern'goa
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡua³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡua³³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡua⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ ɡua²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiàn-gōe
  - Tâi-lô: kiàn-guē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiern'goe
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ ɡue²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡue⁴¹/

Verb

見外

to be overly polite with someone; to stand on ceremony; to treat someone like a stranger; to regard someone as an outsider
甲：謝謝你的幫助！乙：哎呀，太見外了。 [MSC, trad.]
甲：谢谢你的帮助！乙：哎呀，太见外了。 [MSC, simp.]
Jiǎ: xièxie nǐ de bāngzhù! Yǐ: āiya, tài jiànwài le. [Pinyin]
A: Thanks for your help! B: Hey, don't be so polite.

See also

(Cantonese) 生外