外面

1. outside; out

   外面刮著風。／外面刮着风。  ―  Wàimiàn guā zhe fēng.  ―  It's windy outside

   我被鎖在門外面了。
   我被锁在门外面了。

   Wǒ bèi suǒ zài mén wàimiàn le.

   I was locked out.

   好了好了，咱們快進屋說吧，外面多冷啊。
   好了好了，咱们快进屋说吧，外面多冷啊。

   Hǎo le hǎo le, zánmen kuài jìnwū shuō ba, wàimiàn duō lěng a.

   All right, let's go inside to talk, it's so cold outside.

2. exterior; surface
3. other parts of the country; other places; elsewhere; outland
4. the outside world; the external world

Can imply away from one's home or hometown in a way that English outside may not.

• (outside):

• (other parts of the country):

• (the outside world): 外界 (wàijiè)

• 周存 , editor (2023), “外面”, in 长汀话词典 CHANGTINGHUA CIDIAN (overall work in Hakka and Mandarin), Guangzhou: 世界图书出版有限公司 , →ISBN, page 472.

• (Tokyo) がいめん (Heiban – )
• (Tokyo) がいめん (Nakadaka – )
• IPA^(key):

• (Tokyo) げめん (Heiban – )
• (Tokyo) げめん (Atamadaka – )
• IPA^(key):

外(がい)面(めん) or 外(げ)面(めん) • (gaimen or gemen) 

1. exterior surface; outward appearance

• 内面(ないめん) (naimen)

• (Tokyo) そとづら (Heiban – )
• IPA^(key):

外(そと)面(づら) • (sotozura) 

1. exterior surface
2. the face one presents to others, one's outward personality

• 内面(うちづら) (uchizura)