外商

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	commerce; consult
trad. (外商)		外	商
simp. #(外商)		外	商

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàishāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ soeng¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gōa-siong / gōa-siang

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàishāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàishang
    • Wade–Giles: wai⁴-shang¹
    • Yale: wài-shāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wayshang
    • Palladius: вайшан (vajšan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ngoi⁶ soeng¹
    • Yale: ngoih sēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ soeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ sêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² sœːŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 外傷／外伤 外商

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-siong
    • Tâi-lô: guā-siong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goaxsiofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡua³³⁻²¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡua³³⁻¹¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡua⁴¹⁻²² siɔŋ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-siang
    • Tâi-lô: guā-siang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goaxsiafng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ siaŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

外商

1. foreign merchant; foreign businessperson; foreign business people

   吸引外商投資／吸引外商投资  ―  xīyǐn wàishāng tóuzī  ―  to attract foreign investment

Derived terms

• 外商直接投資／外商直接投资 (wàishāng zhíjiē tóuzī)