外緣

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	along; predestined affinity; reason along; predestined affinity; reason; edge
trad. (外緣)		外	緣
simp. (外缘)		外	缘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàiyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ jyun⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngoi-yèn / ngoi-yàn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàiyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàiyuán
    • Wade–Giles: wai⁴-yüan²
    • Yale: wài-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wayyuan
    • Palladius: вайюань (vajjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngoi⁶ jyun⁴
    • Yale: ngoih yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² jyːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngoi-yèn
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngoi ienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngoi⁴ yan²
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋoi̯⁵⁵ i̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngoi-yàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngoi (r)ianˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngoi⁴ yan²
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋoi̯⁵⁵ (j)i̯an¹¹/

Noun

外緣

1. outer rim

Synonyms

• 外沿 (wàiyán)