外傳

See also: 外传

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	to pass on; to spread; to transmit to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity); biography
trad. (外傳)		外	傳
simp. (外传)		外	传

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàichuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ cyun⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gōa-thoân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàichuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàichuán
    • Wade–Giles: wai⁴-chʻuan²
    • Yale: wài-chwán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waychwan
    • Palladius: вайчуань (vajčuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngoi⁶ cyun⁴
    • Yale: ngoih chyùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ tsyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ qun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² t͡sʰyːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-thoân
    • Tâi-lô: guā-thuân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goaxtoaan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ tʰuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡua⁴¹⁻²² tʰuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ tʰuan¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡua³³⁻¹¹ tʰuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡua³³⁻²¹ tʰuan²³/

Verb

外傳

1. to leak; to disseminate
2. to be taught to an outsider
3. it is rumoured that ...

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàizhuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ zyun⁶ / ngoi⁶ zyun^6-2
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gōa-toān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàizhuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàijhuàn
    • Wade–Giles: wai⁴-chuan⁴
    • Yale: wài-jwàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wayjuann
    • Palladius: вайчжуань (vajčžuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngoi⁶ zyun⁶ / ngoi⁶ zyun^6-2
    • Yale: ngoih jyuhn / ngoih jyún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ dzyn⁶ / ngoi⁶ dzyn^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ jun⁶ / ngoi⁶ jun^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² t͡syːn²²/, /ŋɔːi̯²² t͡syːn²²⁻³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-toān
    • Tâi-lô: guā-tuān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goaxdoan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ tuan²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡua⁴¹⁻²² tuan⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ tuan²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡua³³⁻¹¹ tuan³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡua³³⁻²¹ tuan³³/

Noun

外傳

1. unofficial record; unofficial biography
2. side story; spin-off
3. esoteric tradition (commentary that does not focus on interpreting the text but uses examples and expands upon the original meaning)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “commentary”): 內傳／内传

Japanese

Kanji in this term
外	傳
がい Grade: 2	でん Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Noun

外(がい)傳(でん) • (gaiden) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 外伝 (“side story”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
外	傳

Noun

外傳 • (oejeon) (hangeul 외전)

1. Hanja form^? of 외전 (“side story”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
外	傳

Noun

外傳

1. chữ Hán form of ngoại truyện (“side story”).