海外

Chinese

Pronunciation

Noun

海外

1. overseas; abroad

   流亡海外  ―  liúwáng hǎiwài  ―  to be in exile overseas

   遠銷海外的中國產品 [MSC, trad.]
   远销海外的中国产品 [MSC, simp.]

   yuǎnxiāo hǎiwài de Zhōngguó chǎnpǐn

   Chinese products sold overseas

   這個公司在海外市場佔有一席之地。 [MSC, trad.]
   这个公司在海外市场占有一席之地。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhège gōngsī zài hǎiwài shìchǎng zhànyǒu yīxízhīdì.

   This company occupies a niche in the overseas market.

Synonyms

• (obsolete or Hakka) 外洋 (wàiyáng)

Antonyms

• 海內／海内 (hǎinèi)

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 海外 (xoj^X ngwaj^H, literally “sea + outside, beyond”). Compare modern Mandarin 海外 (hǎiwài).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) か​いがい (Atamadaka – )
• IPA^(key):

Noun

海(かい)外(がい) • (kaigai) ^{←かいぐわい (kaigwai)?}

1. the area beyond seas
2. overseas, foreign countries

Usage notes

As Japan is an island nation, all other countries are “beyond seas”. This word is thus often used synonymously with 国際 (kokusai, “international”), 多国籍 (takokuseki, “multinational”) or 地球規模 (chikyūkibo, “global”).

Synonyms

• (overseas): 外国(がいこく) (gaikoku), 異国(いこく) (ikoku)

References

Korean

Noun

海外 • (hae'oe) (hangeul 해외)

1. Hanja form^? of 해외 (“overseas”).

Vietnamese

Noun

海外

1. chữ Hán form of hải ngoại (“overseas”).