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外甥

外甥

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	nephew
simp. and trad. (外甥)		外	甥

Noun

外甥

nephew (sister's son)

See also

姪女 (zhínǚ)
外甥女 (wàishēngnǚ)
姪子 (zhízi)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wàisheng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ sang¹, ngoi⁶ saang¹
Min Nan (POJ): gōe-sng / gōe-seng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wàisheng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: way.sheng
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngoi⁶ sang¹, ngoi⁶ saang¹
  - Yale: ngoih sāng, ngoih sāang
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ sang¹, ngoi⁶ saang¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² sɐŋ⁵⁵/, /ŋɔːi̯²² sɑːŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōe-sng
  - Tâi-lô: guē-sng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goexsngf
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gue⁴¹⁻²² sŋ̍³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Lukang, Taipei, Kinmen, Magong)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōe-seng
  - Tâi-lô: guē-sing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goexsefng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gue²²⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gue²²⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gue³³⁻¹¹ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/