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外商

外商

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	commerce; consult
simp. and trad. (外商)		外	商

Noun

外商

foreign merchant or businessperson; foreign business people

Derived terms

外商直接投資／外商直接投资 (wàishāng zhíjiē tóuzī)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wàishāng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ soeng¹
Min Nan (POJ): gōa-siong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: wàishāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wayshang
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    外傷／外伤
    外商
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngoi⁶ soeng¹
  - Yale: ngoih sēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ soeng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² sœːŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-siong
  - Tâi-lô: guā-siong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goaxsiofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gua²²⁻²¹ ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gua⁴¹⁻²² ɕiɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gua²²⁻²¹ ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gua³³⁻¹¹ ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gua³³⁻²¹ ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴/