WordTaiwan frequency #21,969
老外
ㄌㄠˇ ㄨㄞˋ
“foreigner; layman, amateur; elderly male role in traditional Chinese opera”
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老
ㄌㄠˇ
Old; aged; experienced; venerable; of long standing; prefix for elders or familiar people; outdated; tough (food); always.
外
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.
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Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 老師ㄌㄠˇ ㄕteacher; a respectful term for someone who teaches or mentors; in imperial times, a student's formal address to an examiner
- 另外ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋin addition; besides; moreover; furthermore; separate; other; additional
- 之外ㄓ ㄨㄞˋoutside; beyond; excluding; other than; apart from.
- 意外ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋunexpected; not as planned; an accident; a mishap
- 老人ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊold person; the elderly; senior citizen; long-time member or veteran of a group or organization.
- 此外ㄘˇ ㄨㄞˋbesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore.
- 外界ㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋthe outside world; external environment; people or things outside a particular group or area; outsiders; public opinion or commentary from those not directly involved.
- 老闆ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇboss; business owner; proprietor of a company or shop
- 海外ㄏㄞˇ ㄨㄞˋoverseas; abroad; in foreign countries
- 國外ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄞˋoutside one's own country; abroad; overseas; foreign; external (affairs).
- 外交ㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠdiplomacy; management of a country's relations with other nations; foreign affairs.
- 外面outside; the exterior; the outer surface; external appearance; the open air