外國人

See also: 外国人

Chinese

	foreign country	man; person; people
trad. (外國人)	外國	人
simp. (外国人)	外国	人
alternative forms	歪果仁 humorous 歪國人／歪国人 humorous 歪國仁／歪国仁 humorous 外國儂／外国侬 Hokkien

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): wàiguórén

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄖㄣˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): wai⁴ gue² ren²

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): wāigueqrén

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): вэгуйжын (veguyřɨn, III-I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ gwok³ jan⁴
Gan (Wiktionary): uai⁵ guet nyin⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngoi-koet-ngìn

(Hailu, HRS): ngoi^˖ gued ngin

(Meixian, Guangdong): ngoi⁴ guêd⁵ ngin²
Jin (Wiktionary): vai³ gueh^4-5 reng¹
Northern Min (KCR): ngṳē-gŏ-nêng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): gōa-kok-lâng

(Teochew, Peng'im): ghua⁷ gog⁴ nang⁵
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): waai⁶ guk² njen⁴
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁶nga-koq₇-gnin₆ / ⁴nga-kueq₇-gnin₂ / ⁶nga-kueq₇-gnin₂
- (Jinhua): ⁶a-kueq₇-gnin₂
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): uai⁵ gue⁶ ren²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wàiguórén
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wàiguórén
  - Wade–Giles: wai⁴-kuo²-jên²
  - Yale: wài-gwó-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waygworen
  - Palladius: вайгожэнь (vajgožɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: wai⁴ gue² ren²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: uaiguerhen
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /uai²¹³ kuɛ²¹ zən²¹/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: wāigueqrén
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): wai⁴ gueq⁰ ren²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /uɛ⁴⁴ kueʔ ʐə̃²⁴/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: вэгуйжын (veguyřɨn, III-I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /vɛ⁴⁴ kuei²⁴ ʐəŋ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngoi⁶ gwok³ jan⁴
  - Yale: ngoih gwok yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ gwok⁸ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ guog³ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² kʷɔːk̚³ jɐn²¹/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: uai⁵ guet nyin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /uai¹¹ kuɛt̚¹ n̠ʲin³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngoi-koet-ngìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngoi gued^ˋ ngin^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngoi⁴ gued⁵ ngin²
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋoi̯⁵⁵ ku̯et̚² ŋin¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngoi^˖ gued ngin
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋoi³³ kuet⁵⁻² ŋin⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ngoi⁴ guêd⁵ ngin²
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋoɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kuɛt̚¹ ŋin¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: vai³ gueh^4-5 reng¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style, no sandhi): /vai⁴⁵ kuəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ ʐəŋ¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngṳē-gŏ-nêng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋyɛ⁵⁵ ko²⁴ neiŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-kok-lâng
  - Tâi-lô: guā-kok-lâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goaxkoklaang
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ laŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡua³³⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /ɡua⁴¹⁻²² kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡua³³⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ghua⁷ gog⁴ nang⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: guā kok nâng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɡua¹¹ kok̚²⁻⁴ naŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: waai⁶ guk² njen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /βai²² kʊk̚³³ ɲen²¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶nga-koq₇-gnin₆
  - MiniDict: nga^去 koh^入 nyin^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nga-koq₄-nyin₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋa²² koʔ⁵⁵ n̠ʲin²¹/
- (Northern: Chongming)
  - Wugniu: ⁴nga-kueq₇-gnin₂
  - MiniDict: nga^上 kueh^入 nyin^平
  - Sinological IPA (Chongming): /ɦŋɑ³¹ kuəʔ⁵⁵ ʔn̠ʲin⁵⁵/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁶nga-kueq₇-gnin₂
  - MiniDict: nga^去 kueh^入 nyin^平
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ŋɑ²³ kuəʔ¹¹ n̠ʲin/
- (Jinhua)
  - Wugniu: ⁶a-kueq₇-gnin₂
  - Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /ɑ⁵⁵ kuəʔ⁴⁴ n̠ʲiŋ⁵⁵/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: uai⁵ gue⁶ ren²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u̯ai̯²¹⁻¹¹ ku̯ɤ̞²⁴ ʐən¹³/

Noun

外國人

foreigner; foreign national; alien
外國人能做到，難道中國人就做不到嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
外国人能做到，难道中国人就做不到吗？ [MSC, simp.]
Wàiguórén néng zuò dào, nándào Zhōngguórén jiù zuòbudào ma? [Pinyin]
Foreigners can do it; can't the Chinese people do it?

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 外國人 (“foreigner”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		夷, 夷人, 外夷, 四夷, 胡人
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		外國人, 外賓, 外人, 洋人
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	老外, 色糖
	Taiwan	外國人, 老外
	Harbin	外國人, 老外
	Singapore	外國人
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	老外
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	外國人, 老外, 洋人
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	外國人
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	老外, 洋人, 洋鬼子
	Wanrong	洋人
	Xi'an	老外, 洋人
	Yanqi	外國人
	Xuzhou	老外
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	外國人, 夷人
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	洋人, 老外, 洋鬼子
Lanyin Mandarin	Lanzhou	外國人
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	老外, 外國人, 洋人
	Wuhan	外國人, 洋人
	Guiyang	外國人, 洋人
	Kunming	老外, 洋老咪
	Guilin	外國人
	Liuzhou	老外
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	外國人, 老外, 洋人, 洋鬼子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	外國人, 老外
Cantonese	Guangzhou	外國人, 老番
	Hong Kong	外國人
	Taishan	老外
	Dongguan	番鬼佬, 鬼佬
	Qinzhou	鬼佬, 外國佬, 番鬼佬
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	老番鬼
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	鬼佬
	Singapore (Guangfu)	外國人
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	鬼佬
	Móng Cái	外國人, 鬼佬
	Yangon (Taishan)	紅毛鬼, 外國人
	Mandalay (Taishan)	外國人
Gan	Nanchang	外國人, 洋人
	Pengze	外國佬
	Lichuan	外國人, 洋人
	Pingxiang	洋人
Hakka	Meixian	外國人, 番人, 番仔, 番鬼
	Yudu	外國人, 外國佬, 洋人
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	外國人
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	外國人
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	外國人
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	外國人
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	外國人
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	外國人
Huizhou	Jixi	外國佬
Jin	Taiyuan	外國人, 洋人, 洋鬼子
Jin	Xinzhou	外國人
Northern Min	Jian'ou	外國人, 番仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	番儂, 番囝, 番囝哥, 鬼佬
Southern Min	Xiamen	外國儂, 番仔
	Quanzhou	番仔
	Hui'an	外國仔
	Zhangzhou	番仔
	Singapore (Hokkien)	外國儂
	Manila (Hokkien)	外國儂
	Shantou	外國儂, 番鬼, 番囝
	Jieyang	番囝, 番儂, 番囝鬼
	Singapore (Teochew)	外地儂, 外國儂
	Leizhou	番邦儂
Puxian Min	Putian	番囝
Puxian Min	Xianyou	番囝
Central Min	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	外國人
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	番鬼佬
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	外國人
Wu	Shanghai	老外, 外國人, 外頭人, 洋人
	Shanghai (Chongming)	外國人
	Suzhou	外國人
	Danyang	老外, 洋人
	Hangzhou	外國佬兒
	Wenzhou	番人
	Jinhua	外國人, 外國佬, 洋鬼子兒
Xiang	Changsha	外國人, 外國佬, 洋人子, 洋人
Xiang	Loudi	洋人, 外國佬
Note	Terms that include 鬼 and/or 番 are potentially derogatory.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
外	國	人
がい Grade: 2	こく Jinmeiyō	じん Grade: 1
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 外國人 – see the following entry.

【外国人がいこくじん】

[noun] a foreigner, a person from a foreign country; an alien, a foreign national

[noun] a person who is not Japanese

(This term, 外國人, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
外	國	人

Noun

外國人 • (oegugin) (hangeul 외국인)

hanja form^? of 외국인 (“foreigner”)