粵

外ngoi6行hong4

ngoi6 hong4wài háng

English

  1. layman
  2. amateur
  3. unskilled; not professional

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 某行業以外嘅;唔熟悉一樣嘢嘅

Examples

  • 他们是外行。

    They are laymen.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 我那時還是個外行。

    I was still an amateur at that time.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 外行谈策略,内行谈后勤。

    Amateurs talk strategy, professionals talk logistics.

    Tatoeba · maina CC BY

  • 外行人

    layman; amateur

  • 我對呢方面好外行,有咩事唔好問我。

    I am not a professional on this field, don't ask me for opinion.

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

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