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外鄉

外鄉

See also: 外乡

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	country; village
trad. (外鄉)		外	鄉
simp. (外乡)		外	乡

Noun

外鄉

other parts of the country; other places; elsewhere; outland

Synonyms

他鄉／他乡 (tāxiāng)
外地 (wàidì)
異地／异地 (yìdì)
異鄉／异乡 (yìxiāng)

Derived terms

外鄉人／外乡人 (wàixiāngrén)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wàixiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ hoeng¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngoi-hiông
Min Nan (POJ): gōa-hiong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wàixiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wayshiang
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngoi⁶ hoeng¹
  - Yale: ngoih hēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ hoeng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² hœːŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngoi-hiông
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngoi hiong´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngoi⁴ hiong¹
  - IPA: /ŋo̯i⁵⁵ hi̯oŋ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-hiong
  - Tâi-lô: guā-hiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goaxhiofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gua²²⁻²¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gua⁴¹⁻²² hiɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gua²²⁻²¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gua³³⁻¹¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gua³³⁻²¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/