見外

見外

See also: 见外

Chinese

		to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external
trad. (見外)		見	外
simp. (见外)		见	外

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiànwài

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ ngoi⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): kiàn-gōa / kiàn-gōe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiànwài
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄞˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannway
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ u̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gin³ ngoi⁶
    • Yale: gin ngoih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ ngoi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gin³ ngoi⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ ŋɔːy̯²²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiàn-gōa
    • Tâi-lô: kiàn-guā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiern'goa
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ gua⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ gua²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ gua³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ gua³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiàn-gōe
    • Tâi-lô: kiàn-guē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiern'goe
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ gue⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ gue²²/

Verb

見外

1. to be overly polite with someone; to stand on ceremony; to treat someone like a stranger; to regard someone as an outsider

   甲：謝謝你的幫助！乙：哎呀，太見外了。 [MSC, trad.]
   甲：谢谢你的帮助！乙：哎呀，太见外了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Jiǎ: xièxie nǐ de bāngzhù! Yǐ: āiya, tài jiànwài le. [Pinyin]

   A: Thanks for your help! B: Hey, don't be so polite.