外長

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (外長)		外	長
simp. (外长)		外	长

Etymology

Short for 外交部長／外交部长 (wàijiāobùzhǎng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàizhǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄓㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ zoeng²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gōa-tiúⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàizhǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄓㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàijhǎng
    • Wade–Giles: wai⁴-chang³
    • Yale: wài-jǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wayjaang
    • Palladius: вайчжан (vajčžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngoi⁶ zoeng²
    • Yale: ngoih jéung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ dzoeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ zêng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² t͡sœːŋ³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-tiúⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: guā-tiúnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goaxdviuo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡua³³⁻²¹ tiũ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡua³³⁻¹¹ tiũ⁵³/

Noun

外長

1. foreign minister