外語

See also: 外语

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (外語)		外	語
simp. (外语)		外	语

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): wàiyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄩˇ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): вэйү (veyü, III-II)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ jyu⁵
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngoi-ngî
• Eastern Min (BUC): ngiê-ngṳ̄
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): gōa-gú / gōa-gír / gōa-gí

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ghua⁷ ghe²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶nga-gniu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàiyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàiyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: wai⁴-yü³
    • Yale: wài-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wayyeu
    • Palladius: вайюй (vajjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: вэйү (veyü, III-II)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /vɛ⁴⁴ y⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngoi⁶ jyu⁵
    • Yale: ngoih yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ yu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² jyː¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngoi-ngî
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngoi ngi´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngoi⁴ ngi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋoi̯⁵⁵ ŋi²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ngiê-ngṳ̄
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋie²⁴²⁻⁵³ ŋy³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-gú
    • Tâi-lô: guā-gú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goaxguo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ ɡu⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡua³³⁻¹¹ ɡu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-gír
    • Tâi-lô: guā-gír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡua⁴¹⁻²² ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-gí
    • Tâi-lô: guā-gí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goaxgie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ ɡi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡua³³⁻²¹ ɡi⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ghua⁷ ghe²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: guā gṳ́
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɡua¹¹ ɡɯ⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶nga-gniu
    • MiniDict: nga^去 nyu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nga-nyy
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋa²² n̠ʲy⁴⁴/

Noun

外語

1. foreign language

   外語工作者／外语工作者  ―  wàiyǔ gōngzuòzhě  ―  foreign-language worker; language professional

Synonyms

• 外國話／外国话 (wàiguóhuà)
• 外國語／外国语 (wàiguóyǔ)
• 外文 (wàiwén) (in written form)
• 洋話／洋话 (yánghuà) (dated or regional)
• 番話／番话 (faan¹ waa^6-2) (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew)
• 紅毛話／红毛话 (dialectal, Jieyang Teochew)

 

Antonyms

• 母語／母语 (mǔyǔ)

See also

• 二外 (èrwài)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
外	語
がい Grade: 2	ご Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) がいご [gàígó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠iɡo̞]

Noun

外(がい)語(ご) • (gaigo) ^{←ぐわいご (gwaigo)?}

1. foreign language
2. external language

Synonyms

• (foreign language): 外国語(がいこくご) (gaikokugo)
• (external language): 外言語(がいげんご) (gaigengo)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “foreign language”): 母語(ぼご) (bogo), 母国語(ぼこくご) (bokokugo)
• (antonym(s) of “external language”): 内言語(ないげんご) (naigengo), 内語(ないご) (naigo)

Korean

Hanja in this term
外	語

Noun

外語 • (oeeo) (hangeul 외어)

1. hanja form^? of 외어 (“foreign language”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
外	語

Noun

外語

1. chữ Hán form of ngoại ngữ (“foreign language”).