Cantonese words starting with N

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Foreign domestic helper; a domestic worker from another country.

Topical; for external use only, referring to medication applied directly to the body or skin rather than ingested.

Foreign language; a language other than one's native language or the community's lingua franca.

ngoi6 jyu5 hai6

外語系外语系

Department of foreign languages.

An affair; extramarital relations.

Work done outside the office or in the field.

Foreign invader.

ngoi6 koeng4 zung1 gon1

外強中乾外强中干

Strong in appearance but weak in reality; outwardly strong, inwardly weak.

To flow out, drain away, or leak to the outside.

To leak or spill out.

ngoi6 lik6 zok3 jung6

An external force, especially in a geological context.

Foreign, external, or coming from the outside.

ngoi6 loi4 jyu5

外來語外来语

Loanword; a word adopted from another language.

ngoi6 loi4 mui1

外來妹外来妹

A girl or young woman from another province, city, or community who comes to work.

Foreign worker; labor imported from another region or country.

To expose or be exposed; to be visible on the surface.

Takeout or food delivery; food purchased from a restaurant to be eaten elsewhere.

Appearance, exterior, or looks of a person or object.

Foreign language, especially a foreign written language.

Foreign trade; commercial transactions conducted with foreign countries.

Outside or exterior; a place beyond a certain boundary, or the outer surface of an object.

Mother-in-law; the mother of a married man's wife.

ngoi6 mou5 naa2

A humorous or playful term for one's mother-in-law (specifically, the wife's mother).

External affairs; matters concerning an organization's contact with the outside world.

ngoi6 mou6 jyun4

外務員外务员

External affairs officer; an employee who handles public relations, sales, or business outside the office.

ngoi6 mung4 gu2

Outer Mongolia; a region roughly corresponding to the modern independent country of Mongolia and Tuva.

Eyesore; displeasing or uncomfortable to look at, especially due to clutter or untidiness.

Skin, peel, rind, or the outer surface of an object.

Maternal grandmother; one's mother's mother.

Provinces other than one's own, specifically non-Guangdong provinces in Guangdong, or mainland provinces in Taiwan.

ngoi6 saang2 jan4

People from other provinces, or mainland Chinese immigrants to Hong Kong.

A man's sister's children; a nephew or niece through the male speaker's sister.

ngoi6 sang1 neoi2

Niece; the daughter of a man's sister.

Unofficial history; history written outside the official imperial records.

An outside telephone line, or an external line of communication or boundary.

Extraterrestrial; planets or space outside of Earth.

ngoi6 sing1 jan4

An extraterrestrial being or alien, typically a humanoid one.

A different surname, typically referring to those of outsiders or relatives on the mother's side.

To leak; to reveal or disclose information or data to outsiders.

To leak information, or to emit a substance such as gas or liquid.

An external injury, trauma, or wound to the body, as opposed to an internal organ or bone injury.

Foreign merchant or businessperson.

Foreign minister; a senior government official in charge of foreign affairs.

A daughter's child; a maternal grandchild.

ngoi6 taai3 gung1

One's mother's maternal or paternal grandfather.

ngoi6 taai3 po4

Great-grandmother on one's mother's side; one's mother's grandmother.

Outside; the exterior.

Coat, jacket, or outer garment worn over other clothes.

Periphery or surrounding areas; also refers to illegal, underground betting.