粵

外ngoi6界gaai3

ngoi6 gaai3wài jiè

English

  1. the outside world
  2. external
  3. the outside world; the external world
  4. social circle or group that falls outside some reference group; out-group; the outside

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一個人或者群體身處嘅空間以外嘅地方;出面嘅世界
  2. 外群

Examples

  • 白蚱係隻冇腦嘅動物,能夠對外界刺激俾反應,但冇乜智能可言。

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 當身體受到外界觸碰的時候,皮膚的感受器就會向大腦發出信息,令大腦釋放安多芬等的化學物質。

    When the body is touched, receptors in the skin send messages to the brain causing the release of chemicals such as endorphins.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢一個人住喺深山,同外界斷絕來往。

    He lived alone deep in the mountains, cutting off all communication with the outside world. ----

  • 的士司機嘅專業水平參差,咁多年嚟都不斷被外界詬病。

    Taxi drivers have varying levels of professionalism, which has made them targets of public criticism for many years.

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

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