外向

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	direction; part; side direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to
trad. (外向)		外	向
simp. #(外向)		外	向
anagram		向外

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàixiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ hoeng³

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngoi-hiong
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gōa-hiòng / gōa-hiàng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàixiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàisiàng
    • Wade–Giles: wai⁴-hsiang⁴
    • Yale: wài-syàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wayshianq
    • Palladius: вайсян (vajsjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngoi⁶ hoeng³
    • Yale: ngoih heung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ hoeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ hêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² hœːŋ³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngoi-hiong
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngoi hiong
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngoi⁴ hiong⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋoi̯⁵⁵ hi̯oŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-hiòng
    • Tâi-lô: guā-hiòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goaxhioxng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡua⁴¹⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ hiɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡua³³⁻¹¹ hiɔŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡua³³⁻²¹ hiɔŋ²¹/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-hiàng
    • Tâi-lô: guā-hiàng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goaxhiaxng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡua³³⁻²¹ hiaŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡua³³⁻¹¹ hiaŋ¹¹/

Adjective

外向

1. extroverted
2. (attributive) export-oriented

Synonyms

• (extroverted): 外放 (wàifàng)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “extroverted”): 內斂／内敛 (nèiliǎn), 內向／内向 (nèixiàng)
• (antonym(s) of “export-oriented”): 內向／内向 (nèixiàng)

Derived terms

• 外向型 (wàixiàngxíng)