guk6 ngoi6 jan4局外人

Jyutpingguk6 ngoi6 jan4

Yaleguhk ngoih yàhn

名詞Common

Definition

An outsider; a person who is not involved in a particular matter or organization.

neutralpeople

How it's used

This term carries a sense of detachment or lack of involvement in a specific social group or situation. It is often used to emphasize that someone lacks the necessary context or insider knowledge to judge a situation fairly. While it can be used neutrally, it sometimes carries a slightly defensive tone when used by insiders to exclude others.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

keoi5佢dei6哋hoi1開gan2緊wui2會，ngo5我ni1呢di1啲guk6局ngoi6外jan4人m4唔hou2好jap6入heoi3去laa1啦。

They are having a meeting, I as an outsider shouldn't go in.

le1呢gin2件si6事hou2好fuk1複zaap6雜，guk6局ngoi6外jan4人hou2好naan4難ming4明baak6白faat3發sang1生me1咩si6事。

This matter is very complicated, it is hard for outsiders to understand what happened.

Common phrases

zou6做go3個guk6局ngoi6外jan4人

to be an outsider

Common mistake

Learners often mistake this for a general term for a foreigner or stranger, but it specifically refers to someone who is not part of a particular group or situation currently being discussed.