Cantonese Dictionary

外出

ngoi6 ceot1

Mandarin: wai4 chu1

outside (Cantonese)

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外出血

ngoi6 ceot1 hyut3

Mandarin: wai4 chu1 xue4

External bleeding; external hemorrhage

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外分泌

ngoi6 fan1 bei3

Mandarin: wai4 fen1 mi4

exocrine; external secretion (opposed to 內分泌)

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外判

ngoi6 pun3

Mandarin: wai4 pan4

Cantonese

outsourcing; contract sth out to sb

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外剛內柔

ngoi6 gong1 noi6 jau4

Mandarin: wai4 gang1 nei4 rou2

be tough on the outside but soft on the inside

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外力

ngoi6 lik6

Mandarin: wai4 li4

external force; foreign pressure

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外力作用

ngoi6 lik6 zok3 jung6

Mandarin: wai4 li4 zuo4 yong4

External force

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外功

ngoi6 gung1

Mandarin: wai4 gong1

exercises to benefit the muscles and bones

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外務員

ngoi6 mou6 jyun4

Mandarin: wai4 wu4 yuan2

Simplified: 外务员

external affair officer

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外勞

ngoi6 lou4

imported laborers

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外包

ngoi6 baau1

to outsource; outsourced (work, function, departments)

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外匯

ngoi6 wui6

Mandarin: wai4 hui4

(of currency, money) foreign exchange, forex

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外匯儲備

ngoi6 wui6 cyu5 bei6

Mandarin: wai4 hui4 chu3 bei4

foreign-exchange reserves

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外匯基金投資公司

ngoi6 wui6 gei1 gam1 tau4 zi1 gung1 si1

Exchange Fund Investment

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外匯市場

ngoi6 wui6 si5 coeng4

Mandarin: wai4 hui4 shi4 chang2

Simplified: 外汇市场

Foreign exchange market

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外匯銀行

ngoi6 wui6 ngan4 hong4

exchange bank

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外厲內荏

ngoi6 lai6 noi6 jam5

Mandarin: wai4 li4 nei4 ren3

to look tough on the outside but actually be soft on the inside [Syn] 外強內弱; 色厲內荏

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外史

ngoi6 si2

Mandarin: wai4 shi3

Unofficial History

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外向

ngoi6 hoeng3

extroversion

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外向型

ngoi6 hoeng3 jing4

Mandarin: wai4 xiang4 xing2

export-oriented model (of industry or economic setup)

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外咭

ngoi6 kaat1

Cantonese

wildcard; wild card

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外商

ngoi6 soeng1

Mandarin: wai4 shang1

foreign businessman

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外商投資企業

ngoi6 soeng1 tau4 zi1 kei5 jip6

Mandarin: wai4 shang1 tou2 zi1 qi3/4 ye4

foreign investment enterprise (FIE). Note: [普] 企3, [國] 企4.

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外因

ngoi6 jan1

Mandarin: wai4 yin1

external reasons

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外國

ngoi6 gwok3

Mandarin: wai4 guo2

outside the country; foreign; abroad; overseas

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外國人

ngoi6 gwok3 jan4

Mandarin: wai4 guo2 ren2

a foreigner | [粵]: 老番, 洋番

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外國公司

ngoi6 gwok3 gung1 si1

Mandarin: wai4 guo2 gong1 si1

foreign company

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外國投資者

ngoi6 gwok3 tau4 zi1 ze2

Mandarin: wai4 guo2 tou2 zi1 zhe3

foreign investor

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外國旅遊者

ngoi6 gwok3 leoi5 jau4 ze2

Mandarin: wai4 guo2 lv3 you2 zhe3

foreign traveler

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外國記者會

ngoi6 gwok3 gei3 ze2 wui6*2

Foreign Correspondents' Club

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