外面

Japanese

Kanji in this term
外	面

Noun

外面 (hiragana がいめん, romaji gaimen)

1. exterior surface; outward appearance

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
外面

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ wai˥˩miɛn˥˩ ]

Noun

外面 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin wàimiàn)

1. (Elementary Mandarin) exterior
2. (Elementary Mandarin) outside; out

   我被鎖在門外面了。 (trad.)

   我被锁在门外面了。 (simp.)

   Wǒ bèi suǒ zài mén wàimiàn le.

   I was locked out.

References

• 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
• 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785:
• "外面" (in Mandarin/English), Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2008-12-02.