粵

郊gaau1外ngoi6

gaau1 ngoi6jiāo wài

English

  1. outskirts
  2. outskirts; countryside around a city; rural area

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 城市以外嘅未發展或者綠化地區

Examples

  • 我的家在那座城市的郊外.

    My home is on the outskirts of that city.

    Tatoeba · Versuss CC BY

  • 前幾天,東京郊外發生了件可怕的事情。

    The other day something horrible happened in a Tokyo suburb.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 《莫斯科郊外的晚上》以一个E小三和弦开头。

    "Moscow Nights" begins with an E minor triad.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 不如去郊外野餐吖。

    Let's go to the countryside to have a picnic.

  • 唔好啦,郊外有好多蚊。

    No way, the countryside has lots of mosquitoes.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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