外國

See also: 外国

Chinese
 
outside; in addition; foreign
outside; in addition; foreign; external
 country; state; nation
trad. (外國) 外 國
simp. (外国) 外 国
alternative forms 歪國／歪国 humorous
anagram 國外／国外

Pronunciation

Noun

外國

  1. foreign country
    外國朋友／外国朋友  ―  wàiguó péngyou  ―  foreign friends

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 外國 (“foreign country”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 夷, 番邦, 異邦
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 外國, 異國, 異邦, 外邦, 外域, 異國他鄉
Mandarin Beijing 外國
Taiwan 外國
Cantonese Hong Kong 外國
Northern Min Jian'ou 外國
Southern Min Xiamen 外國, 番邦 dated
Quanzhou 外國, 番邦 dated
Jinjiang 外國
Manila (Hokkien) 外國
Wu Shanghai 外國

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Further reading

Japanese
Kanji in this term
外 國
がい
Grade: 2		 こく
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠iko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

外(がい)國(こく) • (gaikoku) 

  1. Kyūjitai form of 外国: foreign country

Korean
Hanja in this term
外國

Noun

外國 • (oeguk) (hangeul 외국)

  1. Hanja form? of 외국 (“foreign country”).

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
外國

Noun

外國

  1. chữ Hán form of ngoại quốc (“foreign country”).
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