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外貌

外貌

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	appearance
simp. and trad. (外貌)		外	貌

Noun

外貌

appearance (of a person or object); external features; looks; profile

Derived terms

外貌協會／外貌协会 (wàimàoxiéhuì)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wàimào

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ maau⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngoi-mau
Min Nan (POJ): gōa-bāu / gōa-māu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: wàimào
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waymaw
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɑʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    外貌
    外貿／外贸
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngoi⁶ maau⁶
  - Yale: ngoih maauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ maau⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² mɑːu̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngoi-mau
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngoi mau
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngoi⁴ mau⁴
  - IPA: /ŋo̯i⁵⁵ ma̯u⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-bāu
  - Tâi-lô: guā-bāu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goaxbau
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gua⁴¹⁻²² baʊ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-māu
  - Tâi-lô: guā-māu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goaxmau
  - IPA (Taipei): /gua³³⁻¹¹ maʊ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gua³³⁻²¹ maʊ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gua²²⁻²¹ maʊ²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gua²²⁻²¹ maʊ²²/