粵

見gin3外ngoi2

simp见外
gin3 ngoi2jiàn wài

English

  1. to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest
  2. to regard somebody as an outsider (both positively and negatively used) (used politely)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 當某啲人係陌生人,維持一定距離,唔親近

Examples

  • 别见外。

    Don't be a stranger.

    Tatoeba · fup6m3vj0 CC BY

  • 我們突然聽見外面傳來了一下槍聲。

    All at once we heard a shot outside.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 大多数中国人没见过几个外国人,觉得特新奇,看见外星人的感觉。

    The vast majority of Chinese people have never met foreigners before, so it feels odd for them, like meeting space aliens.

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

  • 唔使咁見外喎!

    Don't consider yourself as an outsider!; Make yourself at home!

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

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