# 外國人
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): wàiguórén
       (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): wai$^4$ gue$^2$ ren$^2$
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): wāigueqrén
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): вэгуйжын (veguyřɨn, III-I-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi$^6$ gwok$^3$ jan$^4$
* Gan (Wiktionary): uai$^5$ guet nyin$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): ngoi-koet-ngìn
    (Hailu, HRS): ngoi$^˖$ gued ngin
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ngoi$^4$ guêd$^5$ ngin$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): vai$^3$ gueh$^{4-5}$ reng$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): ngṳē-gŏ-nêng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): gōa-kok-lâng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ghua$^7$ gog$^4$ nang$^5$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): waai$^6$ guk$^2$ njen$^4$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^6$nga-koq$_7$-gnin$_6$ / $^4$nga-kueq$_7$-gnin$_2$ / $^2$nga$_6$-kueq$_7$-gnin$_2$
** (Jinhua): $^6$a-kueq$_7$-gnin$_2$
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): uai$^5$ gue$^6$ ren$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wàiguórén
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄖㄣˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wàiguórén
*** Wade–Giles: wai$^4$-kuo$^2$-jên$^2$
*** Yale: wài-gwó-rén
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waygworen
*** Palladius: вайгожэнь (vajgožɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /waɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: wai$^4$ gue$^2$ ren$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: uaiguerhen
*** Sinological IPA : /uai²¹³ kuɛ²¹ zən²¹/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: wāigueqrén
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): wai$^4$ gueq$^0$ ren$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /uɛ⁴⁴ kueʔ ʐə̃²⁴/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: вэгуйжын (veguyřɨn, III-I-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /vɛ⁴⁴ kuei²⁴ ʐəŋ²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ngoi$^6$ gwok$^3$ jan$^4$
*** Yale: ngoih gwok yàhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi$^6$ gwok$^8$ jan$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ngoi$^6$ guog$^3$ yen$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋɔːi̯²² kʷɔːk̚³ jɐn²¹/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: uai$^5$ guet nyin$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /uai¹¹ kuɛt̚¹ n̠ʲin³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngoi-koet-ngìn
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngoi gued$^ˋ$ ngin$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngoi$^4$ gued$^5$ ngin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋoi̯⁵⁵ ku̯et̚² ŋin¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngoi$^˖$ gued ngin
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋoi³³ kuet⁵⁻² ŋin⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ngoi$^4$ guêd$^5$ ngin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋoɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kuɛt̚¹ ŋin¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: vai$^3$ gueh$^{4-5}$ reng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style, no sandhi): /vai⁴⁵ kuəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ ʐəŋ¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngṳē-gŏ-nêng
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋyɛ⁵⁵ ko²⁴ neiŋ³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-kok-lâng
*** Tâi-lô: guā-kok-lâng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: goaxkoklaang
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ laŋ¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ɡua³³⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /ɡua⁴¹⁻²² kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡua³³⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ghua$^7$ gog$^4$ nang$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: guā kok nâng
*** Sinological IPA : /ɡua¹¹ kok̚²⁻⁴ naŋ⁵⁵/
* Southern Pinghua
** (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
*** Jyutping++: waai$^6$ guk$^2$ njen$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /βai²² kʊk̚³³ ɲen²¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$nga-koq$_7$-gnin$_6$
*** MiniDict: nga$^去$ koh$^入$ nyin$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$nga-koq$_4$-nyin$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋa²² koʔ⁵⁵ n̠ʲin²¹/
** (Northern: Chongming)
*** Wugniu: $^4$nga-kueq$_7$-gnin$_2$
*** MiniDict: nga$^上$ kueh$^入$ nyin$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Chongming): /ɦŋɑ³¹ kuəʔ⁵⁵ ʔn̠ʲin⁵⁵/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^2$nga$_6$-kueq$_7$-gnin$_2$
*** MiniDict: nga$^去$ kueh$^入$ nyin$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ŋɑ²² kuəʔ³³ n̠ʲin/
** (Jinhua)
*** Wugniu: $^6$a-kueq$_7$-gnin$_2$
*** Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /ɑ⁵⁵ kuəʔ⁴⁴ n̠ʲiŋ⁵⁵/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: uai$^5$ gue$^6$ ren$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /u̯ai̯²¹⁻¹¹ ku̯ɤ̞²⁴ ʐən¹³/

### Noun

外國人
* foreigner; foreign national; alien
       Wàiguórén néng zuò dào, nándào Zhōngguórén jiù zuòbudào ma? [Pinyin]
       Foreigners can do it; can't the Chinese people do it?

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 夷, 夷人, 外夷, 四夷, 胡人 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 外國人, 外賓, 外人, 洋人 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 老外, 色糖 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 外國人, 老外 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 外國人, 老外 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 外國人 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 老外 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 外國人, 老外, 洋人 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 外國人 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 老外, 洋人, 洋鬼子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 洋人 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 老外, 洋人 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yanqi | 外國人 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 老外 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 外國人, 夷人 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 洋人, 老外, 洋鬼子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 外國人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 老外, 外國人, 洋人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 外國人, 洋人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 外國人, 洋人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 老外, 洋老咪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 外國人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 老外 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 外國人, 老外, 洋人, 洋鬼子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 外國人, 老外 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 外國人, 老番 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 外國人 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 老外 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 番鬼佬, 鬼佬 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 鬼佬, 外國佬, 番鬼佬 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 老番鬼 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 鬼佬 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 外國人 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 鬼佬 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 外國人, 鬼佬 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 紅毛鬼, 外國人 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 外國人 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 外國人, 洋人 |
| Gan | Pengze | 外國佬 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 外國人, 洋人 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 洋人 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 外國人, 番人, 番仔, 番鬼 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 外國人, 外國佬, 洋人 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 外國人 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 外國人 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 外國人 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 外國人 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 外國人 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 外國人 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 外國佬 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 外國人, 洋人, 洋鬼子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 外國人 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 外國人, 番仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 番儂, 番囝, 番囝哥, 鬼佬 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 外國儂, 番仔 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 番仔 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 外國仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 番仔 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 外國儂 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 外國儂 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 外國儂, 番鬼, 番囝 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 番囝, 番儂, 番囝鬼 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 外地儂, 外國儂 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 番邦儂 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 番囝 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 番囝 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 外國人 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 番鬼佬 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 外國人 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 老外, 外國人, 外頭人, 洋人 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 外國人 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 外國人 |
| Wu | Danyang | 老外, 洋人 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 外國佬兒 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 番人 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 外國人, 外國佬, 洋鬼子兒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 外國人, 外國佬, 洋人子, 洋人 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 洋人, 外國佬 |
| Note | Terms that include 鬼 and/or 番 are potentially derogatory. | Terms that include 鬼 and/or 番 are potentially derogatory. |

#### See also

* 鬼佬 (guǐlǎo)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 外 | 國 | 人 |
| がい Grade: 2 | こく Jinmeiyō | じん Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi |||
For pronunciation and definitions of 外國人 – see the following entry. :
| 【外国人がいこくじん】 | [noun] a foreigner, a person from a foreign country; an alien, a foreign national [noun] a person who is not Japanese |
(This term, 外國人, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 外 | 國 | 人 |

### Noun

外國人 • (oegugin) (hangeul 외국인)
* hanja form of 외국인 (“foreigner”)