外院

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	courtyard; institution
trad. (外院)		外	院
simp. #(外院)		外	院

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàiyuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄩㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ jyun^6-2
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngoi-yen / ngoi-yan

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàiyuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàiyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: wai⁴-yüan⁴
    • Yale: wài-ywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wayyuann
    • Palladius: вайюань (vajjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngoi⁶ jyun^6-2
    • Yale: ngoih yún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ jyn^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ yun^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² jyːn²²⁻³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngoi-yen
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngoi ien
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngoi⁴ yan⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋoi̯⁵⁵ i̯en⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngoi-yan
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngoi (r)ian
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngoi⁴ yan⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋoi̯⁵⁵ (j)i̯an⁵⁵/

Noun

外院

1. outer courtyard (close to the entrance)
2. external institution
3. Short for 外國語學院／外国语学院 (wàiguóyǔ xuéyuàn, “college of foreign languages”).