對外

See also: 对外 and 対外

Chinese

		couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards something); right	outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external
trad. (對外)		對	外
simp. (对外)		对	外

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): duìwài

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): deoi³ ngoi⁶
• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): dui⁴ ngoi⁴
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): dui³ ghua⁷

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: duìwài
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: duèiwài
    • Wade–Giles: tui⁴-wai⁴
    • Yale: dwèi-wài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dueyway
    • Palladius: дуйвай (dujvaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: deoi³ ngoi⁶
    • Yale: deui ngoih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: doey³ ngoi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: dêu³ ngoi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɵy̯³³ ŋɔːi̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: dui⁴ ngoi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /tuɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋoɪ⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: dui³ ghua⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tùi guā
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ɡua¹¹/

Adjective

對外

1. (attributive) foreign; external; with other countries

   對外債務／对外债务  ―  duìwài zhàiwù  ―  foreign debt

   開展對外文化交流 [MSC, trad.]
   开展对外文化交流 [MSC, simp.]

   kāizhǎn duìwài wénhuà jiāoliú [Pinyin]

   to conduct cultural exchange with other countries

Synonyms

• 涉外 (shèwài)

Antonyms

• 對內／对内 (duìnèi)
• 涉內／涉内 (shènèi)

Derived terms

• 對外漢語 / 对外汉语 (duìwài hànyǔ)
• 對外貿易 / 对外贸易 (duìwài màoyì)
• 對外開放 / 对外开放

 

Verb

對外

1. to resist foreign aggression
2. to be open to outsiders