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Jyutping mun4 ngoi6
Pinyin mén wài

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. outside the door
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    outside the door
    • 我就在門外,給我開門。
      我就在门外,给我开门。
      wǒ jiù zài mén wài , gěi wǒ kāi mén .
      Open the door for me; I'm outside.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    除了英语,这个学校的所有学生必须多学一门外语。
    除了英語,這個學校的所有學生必須多學一門外語。
    chú le yīng yǔ , zhè ge xué xiào de suǒ yǒu xué sheng bì xū duō xué yī mén wài yǔ 。
    • Any student of this school must learn one more foreign language besides English.
  2. Mandarin
    学一门外语是很难的。
    學一門外語是很難的。
    xué yī mén wài yǔ shì hěn nán de 。
    • It's difficult to learn a foreign language.
    • It's hard to learn a foreign language.
    • Studying a foreign language is difficult.
    • Learning a foreign language is hard.
  3. Mandarin
    看到了吧?你应该学一门外语。
    看到了吧?你應該學一門外語。
    kàn dào le ba ? nǐ yīng gāi xué yī mén wài yǔ 。
    • You see? You must study a foreign language.
    • Get it? You've got to study a foreign language.
  4. Mandarin
    我在学两门外语。
    我在學兩門外語。
    wǒ zài xué liǎng mén wài yǔ 。
    • I'm learning two foreign languages.
  5. Mandarin
    精通一门外语需要很长时间。
    精通一門外語需要很長時間。
    jīng tōng yī mén wài yǔ xū yào hěn zhǎng shí jiān 。
    • It takes us a long time to master a foreign language.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    政府总部门外有人因为政改方案而抗议,与此同时,新界亦都有同类嘅示威。
    政府總部門外有人因為政改方案而抗議,與此同時,新界亦都有同類嘅示威。
    zing3 fu2 zung2 bou6 mun4 ngoi6 jau5 jan4 jan1 wai6 zing3 goi2 fong1 on3 ji4 kong3 ji5, jyu5 ci2 tung4 si4, san1 gaai3 jik6 dou1 jau5 tung4 leoi6 ge3 si6 wai1.
    • There are protesters at the gate of government headquarters because of electoral reformation. Meanwhile, in New Territories, there are rallies of the same agenda.
  2. Cantonese
    商场门外有几名可疑女子。
    商場門外有幾名可疑女子。
    soeng1 coeng4 mun4 ngoi6 jau5 gei2 ming4 ho2 ji4 neoi5 zi2
    • There are several suspicious women outside the mall.
  3. Cantonese
    啲「爱国团体」喺立法会门外叠晒马,虚张声势!
    啲「愛國團體」喺立法會門外疊晒馬,虛張聲勢!
    di1 oi3 gwok3 tyun4 tai2 hai2 laap6 faat3 wui2 mun4 ngoi6 daap6 saai3 maa5, heoi1 zoeng1 sing1 sai3.
    • Those 'patriotic organisations' were flaunting that they have loads of followers, as if they were really powerful.
  4. Cantonese
    个大使馆嘅门外面有大批士兵喺度看守住。
    個大使館嘅門外面有大批士兵喺度看守住。
    go3 daai6 si3 gun2 ge3 mun4 ngoi6 min6 jau5 daai6 pai1 si6 bing1 hai2 dou6 hon1 sau2 zyu6.
    • Outside the entrance of embassy, there are a large number of soldiers watching over it.
  5. Cantonese
    气象嚟讲,我系门外汉,最多都系留意官方公布之余,睇埋坊间爱好研究者嘅资讯啫。
    氣象嚟講,我係門外漢,最多都係留意官方公佈之餘,睇埋坊間愛好研究者嘅資訊啫。
    hei3 zoeng6 lai4 gong2, ngo5 hai6 mun4 ngoi6 hon3, zeoi3 do1 dou1 hai6 lau4 ji3 gun1 fong1 gung1 bou3 zi1 jyu4, tai2 maai4 fong1 gaan1 oi3 hou3 jin4 gau3 ze2 ge3 zi1 seon3 ze1.
    • With meteorology, I'm a layperson. The most I'd do is to keep an eye out for official announcements and browse through information by amateur researchers in the public.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    对于文化问题,我是门外汉,想研究一下,也方在开始。
    對於文化問題,我是門外漢,想研究一下,也方在開始。
    duì yú wén huà wèn tí , wǒ shì mén wài hàn , xiǎng yán jiū yī xià , yě fāng zài kāi shǐ .
    • I am a layman in matters of culture; I would like to study them, but have only just begun to do so.
  2. Mandarin
    我被锁在门外面了。
    我被鎖在門外面了。
    wǒ bèi suǒ zài mén wài miàn le .
    • I was locked out.
  3. Mandarin
    我就在门外,给我开门。
    我就在門外,給我開門。
    wǒ jiù zài mén wài , gěi wǒ kāi mén .
    • Open the door for me; I'm outside.
  4. Mandarin
    渡远荆门外,来从楚国游。
    渡遠荊門外,來從楚國遊。
    dù yuǎn jīng mén wài , lái cóng chǔ guó yóu .
    • We cross over the distant Ching-men