Cantonese words starting with N

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ngoi6 caap3to extrapolate; (computing) to plug in (a peripheral device etc)
外层
ngoi6 cang4outer layer
外层空间
ngoi6 cang4 hung1 gaan1outer space
ngoi6 ce4 gei1external oblique muscle (sides of the chest)
ngoi6 ceot1outside (Cantonese)
外出访问
ngoi6 ceot1 fong2 man6to make an official visit (often abroad)
ngoi6 ceot1 hyut3External bleeding; external hemorrhage
外设
ngoi6 cit3peripherals
外错角
ngoi6 co3 gok3(math.) alternate exterior angles
外场
ngoi6 coeng4outside world
外墙
ngoi6 coeng4facade
外场人
ngoi6 coeng4 jan4sophisticated, worldly person
外传
ngoi6 cyun4to tell others (a secret); to be rumored
外带
ngoi6 daai3take-out (fast food); as well; into the bargain
ngoi6 daan1Taoist external alchemy
ngoi6 daap3 cing4 sik1add-on software (Tw)
ngoi6 dai2noun; shoe or boot outsole or base
ngoi6 dei6(adjective) 1. Overseas; 2. Not belong to a particular local region
ngoi6 dei6 jan4stranger
外电
ngoi6 din6reports from foreign news agencies
外岛
ngoi6 dou2Outlying Islands
ngoi6 dou6Heretics; tirthika
ngoi6 faai3extra income
ngoi6 fan1 bei3exocrine; external secretion (e.g. saliva)
ngoi6 fan1 bei3 sin3exocrine gland
ngoi6 fau6other cities
ngoi6 fo1surgery (branch of medicine)
外科学
ngoi6 fo1 hok6surgery
外科医生
ngoi6 fo1 ji1 sang1surgeon
外科手术
ngoi6 fo1 sau2 seot6surgery
ngoi6 fong3extroverted; to play audio through speakers (rather than through earphones)
ngoi6 fu1to apply externally
ngoi6 fu1(botany) lemma
ngoi6 fu2(noun) father-in-law (wife's father)
ngoi6 fu2 gam2 ngoi6posing as a baggage to others; to be in the way
外宽内忌
ngoi6 fun1 noi6 gei6magnanimous on the outside, but hateful on the inside (idiom)
ngoi6 gaa1in addition
ngoi6 gaa1slang for addressing the 'wife's family side'
ngoi6 gaa1 fu6 gin2add-on (software)
外加剂
ngoi6 gaa1 zai1additive
ngoi6 gaa3(of a woman) to marry a non-local or foreigner
ngoi6 gaa3 neoi2noun; married daughter
ngoi6 gaai3the outside world
外间
ngoi6 gaan1outer room; outside
ngoi6 gaau1diplomacy; foreign affairs
外交庇护
ngoi6 gaau1 bei3 wu6diplomatic asylum
ngoi6 gaau1 bou6Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Dept. of State
外交部长
ngoi6 gaau1 bou6 zoeng2minister of foreign affairs
ngoi6 gaau1 daai6 san4Foreign Secretary
外交特权
ngoi6 gaau1 dak6 kyun4diplomatic immunity

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