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Definition 2024

外衣

外衣

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	gown; clothes; to dress gown; clothes; to dress; to wear
simp. and trad. (外衣)		外	衣

Noun

外衣

Synonyms

大衣 (dàyī)
外套 (wàitào)

See also

夹克 (“jacket”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wàiyī

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ ji¹
Min Nan (POJ): gōa-i

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wàiyī
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wayi
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯aɪ̯⁵¹ i⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngoi⁶ ji¹
  - Yale: ngoih yī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ ji¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² jiː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-i
  - Tâi-lô: guā-i
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goaxy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gua²²⁻²¹ i⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gua⁴¹⁻²² i³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gua²²⁻²¹ i⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gua³³⁻¹¹ i⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gua³³⁻²¹ i⁴⁴/