海外

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hǎiwài

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi² ngoi⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): hói-ngoi

  (Meixian, Guangdong): hoi³ ngoi⁴

• Eastern Min (BUC): hāi-nguôi
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hái-gōa

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hai² ghua⁷

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵he-nga

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hǎiwài
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǎiwài
    • Wade–Giles: hai³-wai⁴
    • Yale: hǎi-wài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haeway
    • Palladius: хайвай (xajvaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ waɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi² ngoi⁶
    • Yale: hói ngoih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi² ngoi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi² ngoi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ ŋɔːi̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hói-ngoi
    • Hakka Romanization System: hoi^ˋ ngoi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hoi³ ngoi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /hoi̯³¹ ŋoi̯⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: hoi³ ngoi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /hoɪ³¹ ŋoɪ⁵³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: hāi-nguôi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hai³³⁻⁵⁵ ŋui²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-gōa
    • Tâi-lô: hái-guā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hay'goa
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡua²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡua⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡua²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡua³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡua³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hai² ghua⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hái guā
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hai⁵²⁻³⁵ ɡua¹¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵he-nga
    • MiniDict: he^去 nga
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²he-nga
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /he³³ ŋa⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: xojX ngwajH

Rime
Character	海	外
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	咍 (41)	泰 (26)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	呼改切	五會切
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/
Bernard 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

   遠銷海外的中國產品 [MSC, trad.]
   远销海外的中国产品 [MSC, simp.]

   yuǎnxiāo hǎiwài de Zhōngguó chǎnpǐn [Pinyin]

   Chinese products sold overseas

   這個公司在海外市場佔有一席之地。 [MSC, trad.]
   这个公司在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

• 海內／海内 (hǎinèi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海	外
かい Grade: 2	がい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
海外 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 海外 (xoj^X ngwaj^H, literally “sea + outside, beyond”). Compare modern Mandarin 海外 (hǎiwài).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かいがい [káꜜìgàì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠iɡa̠i]

Noun

海(かい)外(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

• (overseas): 外国(がいこく) (gaikoku), 異国(いこく) (ikoku)

Korean

Hanja in this term
海	外

Noun

海外 • (hae'oe) (hangeul 해외)

1. hanja form^? of 해외 (“overseas”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
海	外

Noun

海外

1. chữ Hán form of hải ngoại (“overseas”).