WordTaiwan frequency #28,116
門外漢
ㄇㄣˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄢˋ
“layman; outsider; person lacking expertise in a field”
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門
ㄇㄣˊ
Door; gate; entrance; opening; family; lineage; school of thought; sect; key point; method; classifier for courses or fields of study.
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.
漢
ㄏㄢˋ
The Han ethnic group; Chinese language; the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); a man.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 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
- 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.
- 部門ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄣˊdepartment; a distinct unit or division within an organization; branch; section.
- 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
- 出門ㄔㄨ ㄇㄣˊto go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; (of a woman) to get married
- 外國ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊa country other than one's own; a foreign country; abroad; overseas