Chinese Traditional: 老外
Chinese Simplified: 老外
Pinyin: lao3 wai4
Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄨㄞˋ
English Meaning: foreigner
Classifier: (ge5)

Example Sentences:

這個老外的台語說得很好!
这个老外的台语说得很好!
zhe4 ge5 lao3 wai4 de5 tai2 yu3 shuo1 de5 hen3 hao3!
This foreigner speaks very good Taiwanese.
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Related Words:

 

lǎo

1. old 2. always, all the time 3. venerable (person) 4. (prefix used before the surname of a person to indicate affection or familiarity) 5. (prefix used before a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family)

Here: venerable (person)

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wài

1. outside, external 2. foreign 3. in addition 4. relatives of one's mother, sister or daughter

Here: outside, foreign, external

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