員外

Chinese

		person; employee; member	outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external
trad. (員外)		員	外
simp. (员外)		员	外

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuánwài

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ ngoi⁶ / jyun⁴ ngoi^6-2
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): oân-gōe / goân-gōe

(Teochew, Peng'im): uêng⁵ ghua⁷

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuánwài
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuánwài
  - Wade–Giles: yüan²-wai⁴
  - Yale: ywán-wài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanway
  - Palladius: юаньвай (juanʹvaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    員外／员外
    援外
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ ngoi⁶ / jyun⁴ ngoi^6-2
  - Yale: yùhn ngoih / yùhn ngói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ ngoi⁶ / jyn⁴ ngoi^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ ngoi⁶ / yun⁴ ngoi^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ ŋɔːi̯²²/, /jyːn²¹ ŋɔːi̯²²⁻³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oân-gōe
  - Tâi-lô: uân-guē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oan'goe
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /uan²⁴⁻²² ɡue⁴¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /uan²³⁻³³ ɡue³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /uan²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡue³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /uan¹³⁻²² ɡue²²/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /uan²⁴⁻²² ɡue²²/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-gōe
  - Tâi-lô: guân-guē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goan'goe
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuan²³⁻³³ ɡue³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡue³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: uêng⁵ ghua⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: uêng guā
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ueŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ɡua¹¹/

Noun

員外

ancient official title
(old) landlord; squire
- 魯達道：「員外錯愛酒家，如何報答？」趙員外便道：「『四海之內皆兄弟也。』如何言報答之事？」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  鲁达道：「员外错爱酒家，如何报答？」赵员外便道：「『四海之内皆兄弟也。』如何言报答之事？」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14^th century CE
  Lǔ Dá dào: “Yuánwài cuò'ài jiǔjiā, rúhé bàodá?” Zhào yuánwài biàn dào: “‘sìhǎizhīnèijiēxiōngdì yě.’ Rúhé yán bàodá zhī shì?” [Pinyin]
  Lu Da said: "Squire, you've been treating this drunkard so well. How can I repay you?" Squire Zhao answered: "Within the four seas, all men are brothers. Why mention repayment?"
- 乃是寇員外家，他門前有個『萬僧不阻』之牌。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  乃是寇员外家，他门前有个『万僧不阻』之牌。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16^th century CE
  Nǎishì Kòu yuánwài jiā, tā ménqián yǒu ge ‘wànsēng bùzǔ’ zhī pái. [Pinyin]
  This is the home of Squire Kou; before his door there’s also a plaque with the inscription, "Ten Thousand Monks Will Not Be Barred".