而外

Chinese

		and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external
trad. (而外)		而	外
simp. #(而外)		而	外

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): érwài

  (Zhuyin): ㄦˊ ㄨㄞˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): jî-gōa

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: érwài
    • Zhuyin: ㄦˊ ㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: érwài
    • Wade–Giles: êrh²-wai⁴
    • Yale: ér-wài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: erlway
    • Palladius: эрвай (ervaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jî-gōa
    • Tâi-lô: jî-guā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ji'goa
    • IPA (Xiamen): /d͡zi²⁴⁻²² ɡua²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /d͡zi²⁴⁻²² ɡua⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zi¹³⁻²² ɡua²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /d͡zi²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡua³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /zi²³⁻³³ ɡua³³/

Postposition

而外

1. apart from; other than; except for

   • 株洲商會冒失地殺了一頭牛，農民上街問罪，罰錢而外，放爆竹賠禮。 [MSC, trad.]
     株洲商会冒失地杀了一头牛，农民上街问罪，罚钱而外，放爆竹赔礼。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1927, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《湖南農民運動考察報告》 (Report on an Investigation of the Peasant Movement in Hunan), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

     Zhūzhōu Shānghuì màoshī de shā le yī tóu niú, nóngmín shàngjiē wènzuì, fáqián érwài, fàng bàozhú péilǐ. [Pinyin]

     When the Chamber of Commerce of Zhuzhou rashly slaughtered a cow, the peasants came into town and demanded an explanation, and the chamber, besides paying a fine, had to let off firecrackers by way of apology.

Synonyms

• 以外 (yǐwài)