ngoi6 bin1外邊外边
Jyutpingngoi6 bin1
Yalengoih bīn
Definition
Outside; the exterior of a place or object.
colloquialplaces
How it's used
Speakers often prefer the shorter form 外面 or the more colloquial 出面 when referring to the outdoors. Using 外邊 can sometimes sound slightly more descriptive or focused on the physical boundary of a space compared to the more general usage of 出面.
Examples
It is very windy outside, remember to bring an umbrella.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse 外邊 with 出面. While they are interchangeable in most contexts, 出面 is significantly more common in daily spoken Cantonese for referring to the general outdoors or the area outside a room.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
