Taiwan Mandarin
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WordTOCFL Level 3nounTaiwan frequency #617

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yìwài·ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ

“unexpected; not as planned; an accident; a mishap”

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意
yì·ㄧˋ
Meaning; idea; thought; intention; will; desire; feeling; interest; opinion; a prejudice; Italy.
外
wài·ㄨㄞˋ
Outside; external; foreign; in addition; not belonging to a certain scope; referring to relatives on the mother's or wife's side; a role in traditional opera playing an elderly man.