外來

See also: 外来

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	to come
trad. (外來)		外	來
simp. (外来)		外	来

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàilái

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ loi⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ngoi-lòi

  (Hailu, HRS): ngoi^˖ loi

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): gōa-lâi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ghua⁷ lai⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶nga-le₆

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàilái
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàilái
    • Wade–Giles: wai⁴-lai²
    • Yale: wài-lái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waylai
    • Palladius: вайлай (vajlaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngoi⁶ loi⁴
    • Yale: ngoih lòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ loi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ loi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² lɔːi̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngoi-lòi
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngoi loi^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngoi⁴ loi²
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋoi̯⁵⁵ loi̯¹¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngoi^˖ loi
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋoi³³ loi⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-lâi
    • Tâi-lô: guā-lâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goaxlaai
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ lai²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡua⁴¹⁻²² lai²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ lai¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ɡua³³⁻¹¹ lai²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡua³³⁻²¹ lai²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ghua⁷ lai⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: guā lâi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɡua¹¹ lai⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶nga-le₆
    • MiniDict: nga^去 le^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nga-le₃
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋa²² le⁴⁴/

Adjective

外來

1. (attributive) extraneous; being influenced by outside factors; extrinsic
2. (attributive) foreign; exotic

   外來害蟲／外来害虫  ―  wàilái hàichóng  ―  exotic pest

3. (attributive) external; outside

   禁止外來車輛停放。 [MSC, trad.]
   禁止外来车辆停放。 [MSC, simp.]

   Jìnzhǐ wàilái chēliàng tíngfàng. [Pinyin]

   Reserved parking.

Synonyms

• (extraneous): 外在 (wàizài)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “extraneous”): 固有 (gùyǒu), 內在／内在 (nèizài)

Derived terms

• 外來詞 / 外来词 (wàiláicí)
• 外來語 / 外来语 (wàiláiyǔ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
外	來
がい Grade: 2	らい Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 外來 – see the following entry.

【外来がいらい】 [noun] being foreign [noun] outpatient

(This term, 外來, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
外	來

Adjective

外來

1. chữ Hán form of ngoại lai (“foreign; alien”)