海外

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Chinese

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ocean; sea
outside; in addition; foreign
outside; in addition; foreign; external
 
trad. (海外)
simp. #(海外)
anagram 外海

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (32) (31)
Final () (41) (26)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter xojX ngwajH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/hʌiX/ /ŋuɑiH/
Pan
Wuyun
/həiX/ /ŋʷɑiH/
Shao
Rongfen
/xɒiX/ /ŋuɑiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/həjX/ /ŋwajH/
Li
Rong
/xᴀiX/ /ŋuɑiH/
Wang
Li
/xɒiX/ /ŋuɑiH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/xɑ̆iX/ /ŋuɑiH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
hǎi wèi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
hoi2 ngoi6

Noun

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海外

  1. overseas; abroad
    流亡海外  ―  liúwáng hǎiwài  ―  to be in exile overseas
    遠銷海外中國產品 [MSC, trad.]
    远销海外中国产品 [MSC, simp.]
    yuǎnxiāo hǎiwài de Zhōngguó chǎnpǐn [Pinyin]
    Chinese products sold overseas
    這個公司海外市場佔有一席之地 [MSC, trad.]
    这个公司海外市场占有一席之地 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhège gōngsī zài hǎiwài shìchǎng zhànyǒu yīxízhīdì. [Pinyin]
    This company occupies a niche in the overseas market.

Synonyms

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  • (obsolete or Hakka) 外洋 (wàiyáng)

Antonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: 2
がい
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
海外 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese 海外 (MC xojX ngwajH, literally “sea + outside, beyond”). Compare modern Mandarin 海外 (hǎiwài).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(かい)(がい) (kaigaiかいぐわい (kaigwai)?

  1. the area beyond seas
  2. overseas, foreign countries

Usage notes

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As Japan is an island nation, all other countries are “beyond seas”. This word is thus often used synonymously with 国際 (kokusai, international), 多国籍 (takokuseki, multinational) or 地球規模 (chikyūkibo, global).

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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海外 (hae'oe) (hangeul 해외)

  1. hanja form? of 해외 (overseas)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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海外

  1. chữ Hán form of hải ngoại (overseas).