化外之地

Chinese

		to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform	outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	's; him/her/it; this	earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
trad. (化外之地)		化	外	之	地
simp. #(化外之地)		化	外	之	地
Literally: “place outside of civilization”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huàwàizhīdì

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faa³ ngoi⁶ zi¹ dei⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huàwàizhīdì
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huàwàijhihdì
    • Wade–Giles: hua⁴-wai⁴-chih¹-ti⁴
    • Yale: hwà-wài-jr̄-dì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huahwayjydih
    • Palladius: хуавайчжиди (xuavajčžidi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faa³ ngoi⁶ zi¹ dei⁶
    • Yale: fa ngoih jī deih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faa³ ngoi⁶ dzi¹ dei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: fa³ ngoi⁶ ji¹ déi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faː³³ ŋɔːi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ tei̯²²/

Idiom

化外之地

1. (historical) place inhabited by uncivilized people; place inhabited by non-Han ethnic groups that is less influenced by Han Chinese culture or not ruled or controlled by the Chinese government