out syl
Chinese
out | syllabus | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
simp. and trad. (out syl) | out | syl | ||
alternative forms | out C out‐syl |
Etymology
From clipping of English out of syllabus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
out syl
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, school slang) out-of-syllabus; not included in syllabus; exceeding syllabus
- Antonym: in syl
Verb
out⫽ syl (verb-object)
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, school slang, of concepts) to be out of syllabus; to be excluded from syllabus
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, school slang, of question papers) to include questions or concepts that are not in syllabus
Synonyms
- (Mainland China) 超綱/超纲 (chāogāng)