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外
Out(wards) / Outside / Outer Antonym. 7.12 里3
- 外人 (wài rén) Outsider Literal. Ouside Person
- 外国人 (wài guó rén) Foreigner Literal. Outside Country Person
- 老外 (lǎo wài) Good ole foreigner
- 例外 (lì wài) Exception Literal. List and out
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- 外柔内刚 (wài róu nèi gāng) and 外刚内柔 (nèi róu wài gāng) are widely used to describe opposing characteristics who "looks gentle on the outside but one tough cookie" and "tough on the outside but gentle-hearted" respectively
- 吃里扒外 (chī lǐ pá wài) Doublecross Literal. Eat what's inside and scratch what's outside
- 世外桃源 (shì wài táo yuán) Paradise Literal. World outside peach source (land) – The peach is often a symbol of idealism and longevity in Chinese culture hence locating the "peach source" or "land of peaches" is equivalent to either a perfect world or a world of immortality, similar to "finding utopia".
- 肥水不流外人田 (féi shuǐ bù líu wài rén tián) Wealth should be kept within (family/company) Literal. Loaded water should not flow into outsider's field