# 外甥
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): wàishēng
       (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): вэсын (vesɨn, III-I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngoi$^6$ sang$^1$ / ngoi$^6$ saang$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngoi$^5$ sang$^{1*}$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): ngoi$^4$ sên$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): nguōi-sáng
* Eastern Min (BUC): ngiê-sĕng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): gōe-seng / gōe-sng / gōa-seng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ghua$^7$ sêng$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$nga-san
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wàishēng → wàisheng (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥ → ㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄕㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wàishe̊ng
*** Wade–Giles: wai$^4$-shêng$^5$
*** Yale: wài-sheng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: way.sheng
*** Palladius: вайшэн (vajšɛn)
*** Sinological IPA : /waɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/ → /waɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: вэсын (vesɨn, III-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /vɛ⁴⁴ səŋ²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ngoi$^6$ sang$^1$ / ngoi$^6$ saang$^1$
*** Yale: ngoih sāng / ngoih sāang
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi$^6$ sang$^1$ / ngoi$^6$ saang$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ngoi$^6$ seng$^1$ / ngoi$^6$ sang$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋɔːi̯²² sɐŋ⁵⁵/, /ŋɔːi̯²² saːŋ⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ngoi$^5$ sang$^{1*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵑɡᵘɔi³² saŋ³³⁻³³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ngoi$^4$ sên$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋoɪ⁵³ sɛn⁴⁴/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: nguōi-sáng
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋuɛ⁵⁵ saŋ⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ngiê-sĕng
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋie²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ $^{(s-)}$lɛiŋ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Lukang, Kinmen, Magong)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōe-seng
*** Tâi-lô: guē-sing
*** Phofsit Daibuun: goexsefng
*** IPA (Lukang): /ɡue³¹⁻²² siɪŋ³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡue³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ɡue²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kinmen): /ɡue²²⁻¹² siɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ɡue³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōe-sng
*** Tâi-lô: guē-sng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: goexsngf
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /ɡue⁴¹⁻²² sŋ̍³³/
** (Hokkien: Penang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-seng
*** Tâi-lô: guā-sing
*** Phofsit Daibuun: goaxsefng
*** IPA (Penang): /ɡua²¹ seŋ³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ghua$^7$ sêng$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: guā seng
*** Sinological IPA : /ɡua¹¹ seŋ³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$nga-san
*** MiniDict: nga$^去$ san
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$nga-san
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋa²² sã⁴⁴/

### Noun

外甥
* sororal nephew (sister's son)
* (dialectal) grandson (daughter's son)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 甥 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 外甥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 外甥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 外甥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 外甥 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 外甥 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 外甥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 外甥兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 外甥子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 外甥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 外甥娃 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 外甥 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 外甥子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 外甥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 外姪, 外姪兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 外甥, 外外 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 外甥 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 外甥子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 外甥子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 外甥子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 外甥 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 外甥, 外甥仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 外甥 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 外甥 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 外甥 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 外甥 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 外甥 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 外甥 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 外甥 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 外甥 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 外甥 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 外甥 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 外甥仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 外甥 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 外甥 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 外甥 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 外甥 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 外甥 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 外甥 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 甥子 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 甥子 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 外甥 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 外甥 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 外甥, 外甥哥 used by men |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 外甥 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 外甥 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 外甥 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 外甥 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 外甥 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 外甥 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 外甥 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 外甥 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 外甥仔 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 外甥 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 外甥 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 外甥 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 外甥 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 外甥仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 外甥仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 外甥仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 外甥 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 外甥仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 外甥 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 外甥 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 外甥 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 外甥, 外甥子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 外甥子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 外甥 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 外甥 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 外甥 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 外甥 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 外甥 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 外甥 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 外甥仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 外甥仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 外甥仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 外甥 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 外甥仔, 孫仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 外甥仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 外甥仔 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 外甥 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 外甥 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 外甥 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 外甥 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 外甥 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 外甥, 孫 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 外甥 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 外甥 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 甥子 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 外甥 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 外甥 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 外甥 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 外甥 |
| Wu | Danyang | 外甥 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 外甥 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 外甥頑 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 外甥, 外甥兒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 外甥 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 外甥, 外甥子, 外姪, 外姪伢子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 外甥, 外甥伢唧 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 外甥 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 甥 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 外孫 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 外孫子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 外孫子, 外孫 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 外孫 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 外甥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 外孫子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 外孫兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 外孫, 外孫伢, 外外 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 外孫子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 外孫子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 外孫 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 外孫 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 外孫 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 外甥, 外甥孫 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 外甥 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 外孫 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 外孫 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 外孫 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 外孫 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 外孫 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 外孫 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 外孫 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 外孫, 外孫子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 外甥 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 外甥, 外甥孫 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 外孫 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 外孫 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 外甥孫 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 外孫 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 外孫 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 外孫 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 外孫 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 外孫 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 外甥 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 外甥 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 外甥孫 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 外孫, 外孫子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 外孫 |

#### Derived terms

* 外甥人
* 外甥仔
* 外甥女
* 外甥女婿
* 外甥婿
* 外甥媳婦 / 外甥媳妇 (wàishengxífù)
* 外甥孫 / 外甥孙
* 外甥孫婿 / 外甥孙婿
* 外甥食母舅，親像食豆腐 / 外甥食母舅，亲像食豆腐

### See also

* 姪女／侄女 (zhínǚ)
* 外甥女 (wàishengnǚ)
* 姪子／侄子 (zhízi)