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外向

外向

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	direction; part; side direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to
simp. and trad. (外向)		外	向

Adjective

外向

extroverted

Noun

外向

extroversion

Antonyms

內向／内向 (nèixiàng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wàixiàng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ hoeng³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngoi-hiong
Min Nan (POJ): gōa-hiàng / gōa-hiòng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wàixiàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wayshianq
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngoi⁶ hoeng³
  - Yale: ngoih heung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ hoeng³
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² hœːŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngoi-hiong
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngoi hiong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngoi⁴ hiong⁴
  - IPA: /ŋo̯i⁵⁵ hi̯oŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-hiàng / gōa-hiòng
  - Tâi-lô: guā-hiàng / guā-hiòng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goaxhiaxng, goaxhioxng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gua²²⁻²¹ hiaŋ²¹/, /gua²²⁻²¹ hiɔŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gua⁴¹⁻²² hiaŋ⁴¹/, /gua⁴¹⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gua²²⁻²¹ hiaŋ²¹/, /gua²²⁻²¹ hiɔŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gua³³⁻¹¹ hiaŋ¹¹/, /gua³³⁻¹¹ hiɔŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gua³³⁻²¹ hiaŋ²¹/, /gua³³⁻²¹ hiɔŋ²¹/