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Jyutping ngoi6 wun4
Pinyin wài yuán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. foreign aid
  2. external aid
  3. (sports) foreign player
  4. player recruited from overseas
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) (of ball game in HK) Foreign helper/player
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    外面​揾​返​嚟​幫手​,​唔​係​本身​屬​於​自己​機構​/​部​門​嘅​人
    helpers who are outside one's department or organisation
    • 我哋系攪開放日唔夠人用,要請外援幫手。
      我哋系搅开放日唔够人用,要请外援帮手。
      ngo5 dei6 hai6 gaau2 hoi1 fong3 jat6 m4 gau3 jan4 jung6, jiu3 ceng2 ngoi6 wun4 bong1 sau2.
      Our department is short of manpower in organizing the Open Day. We need outside helpers to lend a hand.
  2. 名詞
    外國​揾​返​嚟​,​為​本地​效力​嘅​運​動​員
    foreign players (athletes)
    • 本地足球隊成日請外援幫手。
      本地足球队成日请外援帮手。
      bun2 dei6 zuk1 kau4 deoi2 seng4 jat6 ceng2 ngoi6 wun4 bong1 sau2.
      Local football teams always recruit foreign aid players.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    imported foreign player (in sports)
  2. noun
    external help
  3. noun
    foreign aid
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4241
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋系搅开放日唔够人用,要请外援帮手。
    我哋系攪開放日唔夠人用,要請外援幫手。
    ngo5 dei6 hai6 gaau2 hoi1 fong3 jat6 m4 gau3 jan4 jung6, jiu3 ceng2 ngoi6 wun4 bong1 sau2.
    • Our department is short of manpower in organizing the Open Day. We need outside helpers to lend a hand.
  2. Cantonese
    本地足球队成日请外援帮手。
    本地足球隊成日請外援幫手。
    bun2 dei6 zuk1 kau4 deoi2 seng4 jat6 ceng2 ngoi6 wun4 bong1 sau2.
    • Local football teams always recruit foreign aid players.