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外來

外來

See also: 外来

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	to come
trad. (外來)		外	來
simp. (外来)		外	来

Adjective

外來

foreign, exotic
extraneous, being influenced by outside factors

Derived terms

外來詞／外来词 (wàiláicí)

外來語／外来语 (wàiláiyǔ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wàilái

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ loi⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngoi-lòi
Min Nan (POJ): gōa-lâi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wàilái
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waylai
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯aɪ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngoi⁶ loi⁴
  - Yale: ngoih lòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ loi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² lɔːi̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngoi-lòi
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngoi loiˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngoi⁴ loi²
  - IPA: /ŋo̯i⁵⁵ lo̯i¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-lâi
  - Tâi-lô: guā-lâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goaxlaai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gua²²⁻²¹ laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gua⁴¹⁻²² laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gua²²⁻²¹ laɪ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gua³³⁻¹¹ laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gua³³⁻²¹ laɪ²³/