Chinese Word Entry

外籍華人

Simplified Chinese form: 外籍华人

Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ
Mandarin (Pinyin): wài jí Huá rén
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi6 zik6 waa4 jan4
Definitions:
  1. overseas Chinese

  2. persons of Chinese origin having foreign citizenship


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Chinese characters used in this word

outside, out, external, foreign
Readings
Mandarin: ㄨㄞˋ (wài)
Cantonese: ngoi6
Japanese: ガイ (gai)、 ゲ (ge) / そと (soto)、 ほか (hoka)、 はず.す (hazusu)、 はず.れる (hazureru)、 と- (to-)
Korean: 외 (oe)
Vietnamese: ngoại

enroll, domiciliary register, membership, record, register, list, census
Readings
Mandarin: ㄐㄧˊ (jí), ㄐㄧㄝˋ (jiè)
Cantonese: zik6
Japanese: セキ (seki)、 シャク (shaku) / ふみ (fumi)
Korean: 적 (jeog)
Vietnamese: tịch, tạ

splendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeous, flowery, illustrious, Chinese
Readings
Mandarin: ㄏㄨㄚˊ (huá), ㄏㄨㄚˋ (huà), ㄏㄨㄚ (huā), ㄎㄨㄚ (kuā)
Cantonese: waa4
Japanese: カ (ka)、 ケ (ke) / はな (hana)、 はなやか (hanayaka)
Korean: 화 (hwa)
Vietnamese: hoa, hóa
Variants
Simplified Chinese form:

person, man, people, mankind, someone else
Readings
Mandarin: ㄖㄣˊ (rén)
Cantonese: jan4
Japanese: ジン (jin)、 ニン (nin) / ひと (hito)、 -り (-ri)、 -と (-to)
Korean: 인 (in)
Vietnamese: nhân
Variants
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