外間 [－间]

Jyutping ngoi6 gaan1
Pinyin wài jiān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. outer room
  2. the external world
  3. outside
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    當事人​之外​或者​某個​團體​、​圈子​以外​嘅​人
    the external world; outside circles
    • 外間有好多不利嘅傳聞。
      外间有好多不利嘅传闻。
      ngoi6 gaan1 jau5 hou2 do1 bat1 lei6 ge3 cyun4 man4.
      Scandalous rumours have been circulating in outside circles.
    • 外間有唔同人評論呢件事。
      外间有唔同人评论呢件事。
      ngoi6 gaan1 jau5 m4 tung4 jan4 ping4 leon6 ni1 gin6 si6.
      Many outsiders have commented on this issue.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literary
    external world; outside circles
    • 我們的政權是分散而又孤立的山地或僻地的政權，沒有任何的外間援助。
      我们的政权是分散而又孤立的山地或僻地的政权，没有任何的外间援助。
      wǒ men de zhèng quán shì fēn sàn ér yòu gū lì de shān dì huò pì dì de zhèng quán ， méi yǒu rèn hé de wài jiān yuán zhù ．
      Our political power exists in scattered and isolated mountainous or remote regions and receives no outside help whatsoever.
  2. noun
    outer room
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    外间有好多不利嘅传闻。
    外間有好多不利嘅傳聞。
    ngoi6 gaan1 jau5 hou2 do1 bat1 lei6 ge3 cyun4 man4.
    • Scandalous rumours have been circulating in outside circles.
  2. Cantonese
    外间有唔同人评论呢件事。
    外間有唔同人評論呢件事。
    ngoi6 gaan1 jau5 m4 tung4 jan4 ping4 leon6 ni1 gin6 si6.
    • Many outsiders have commented on this issue.
  3. Cantonese
    呢个明星一向将自己婚姻状况保密，如果唔系佢朋友漏口风，外间都唔知原来佢已经有个仔。
    呢個明星一向將自己婚姻狀況保密，如果唔係佢朋友漏口風，外間都唔知原來佢已經有個仔。
    • The marital status of this superstar has been kept confidential throughout all these years, if not his friend let slip the secret, no outsiders will know he's already had a son.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我们的政权是分散而又孤立的山地或僻地的政权，没有任何的外间援助。
    我們的政權是分散而又孤立的山地或僻地的政權，沒有任何的外間援助。
    wǒ men de zhèng quán shì fēn sàn ér yòu gū lì de shān dì huò pì dì de zhèng quán ， méi yǒu rèn hé de wài jiān yuán zhù ．
    • Our political power exists in scattered and isolated mountainous or remote regions and receives no outside help whatsoever.