Cantonese words starting with N
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外耳
ngoi6 ji5outer ear
外耳道
ngoi6 ji5 dou6external auditory meatus
外延
ngoi6 jin4extension (semantics)
外形
ngoi6 jing4figure; external form
外傭外佣
ngoi6 jung4foreign servants
外用
ngoi6 jung6external
外語外语
ngoi6 jyu5foreign language
外語系外语系
ngoi6 jyu5 hai6Department of Foreign Languages
外遇
ngoi6 jyu6extramarital affair
外院
ngoi6 jyun2outer courtyard
外源
ngoi6 jyun4exogenous
外圓內方外圆内方
ngoi6 jyun4 noi6 fong1lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
外勤
ngoi6 kan4work done in the field (rather than in the office or at the headquarters); fieldwork
外寇
ngoi6 kau3noun; foreign invader
外企
ngoi6 kei5foreign enterprise; abbr. for 外資企業|外资企业
外僑外侨
ngoi6 kiu4foreigner
外強中乾外强中干
ngoi6 koeng4 zung1 gon1strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
外流
ngoi6 lau4outflow; to drain
外漏
ngoi6 lau6Leakage
外力
ngoi6 lik6external force
外力作用
ngoi6 lik6 zok3 jung6External force
外來外来
ngoi6 loi4external; outside
外來詞外来词
ngoi6 loi4 ci4loanword
外來貨外来货
ngoi6 loi4 fo3imported product
外來人外来人
ngoi6 loi4 jan4foreigner
外來語外来语
ngoi6 loi4 jyu5loanword
外來物種外来物种
ngoi6 loi4 mat6 zung2an introduced species
外來妹外来妹
ngoi6 loi4 mui1noun; girl from overseas or other communities
外來投資外来投资
ngoi6 loi4 tau4 zi1foreign investment
外勞外劳
ngoi6 lou4foreign worker (abbr. for 外籍勞工|外籍劳工[wai4 ji2 lao2 gong1])
外路
ngoi6 lou6see 外地[wai4 di4]
外露
ngoi6 lou6exposed
外賣外卖
ngoi6 maai6take away
外貌
ngoi6 maau6profile
外文
ngoi6 man4foreign language (written)
外貿外贸
ngoi6 mau6foreign trade
外面
ngoi6 min6outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); exterior
礙面子碍面子
ngoi6 min6 zi2(not do sth) for fear of offending sb
外母
ngoi6 mou2the term used by the husband to address his wife's mother
外母乸
ngoi6 mou5 naa2mother-in-law, wife's mother
外務外务
ngoi6 mou6foreign affairs
外務部外务部
ngoi6 mou6 bou6Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qing Dynasty
外務員外务员
ngoi6 mou6 jyun4external affair officer
外務省外务省
ngoi6 mou6 saang2foreign ministry (e.g. of Japan or Korea)
外媒
ngoi6 mui4foreign news media (abbr. for 外國媒體|外国媒体[wai4 guo2 mei2 ti3])
外蒙古
ngoi6 mung4 gu2Outer Mongolia
礙難碍难
ngoi6 naan4inconvenient; to find sth embarrassing
礙難從命碍难从命
ngoi6 naan4 cung4 ming6difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
礙眼碍眼
ngoi6 ngaan5to be an irksome presence (i.e. sth or sb one wishes were not there)
外眼角
ngoi6 ngaan5 gok3outer corner of the eye
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