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Chinese
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outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external
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speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
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trad. (外語)
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外
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語
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simp. (外语)
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外
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语
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Pronunciation
Noun
外語
- foreign language
- 外語工作者/外语工作者 ― wàiyǔ gōngzuòzhě ― foreign-language worker; language professional
Synonyms
- 外國話/外国话 (wàiguóhuà)
- 外國語/外国语 (wàiguóyǔ)
- 外文 (wàiwén) (in written form)
- 洋話/洋话 (yánghuà) (dated or regional)
- 番話/番话 (faan1 waa6-2) (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew)
- 紅毛話/红毛话 (dialectal, Jieyang Teochew)
Antonyms
See also
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
外語 • (gaigo) ←ぐわいご (gwaigo)?
- foreign language
- external language
Synonyms
Antonyms
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
Noun
外語 • (oeeo) (hangeul 외어)
- hanja form? of 외어 (“foreign language”)
Vietnamese
Noun
外語
- chữ Hán form of ngoại ngữ (“foreign language”).