ngoài

See also: ngoại

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 外 (“external, foreign”, SV: ngoại). Doublet of ngoại.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋwaːj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋwaːj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋwaːj˨˩]

Noun

ngoài

1. outside, exterior

Preposition

ngoài

1. outside, out of
2. in, inside
3. except, besides
4. more than

Adjective

ngoài

1. outside, external
2. foreign

Adverb

ngoài

1. outside

Antonyms

• trong