粵

外ngoi6援wun4

ngoi6 wun4wai4yuan2wài yuán

English

  1. foreign aid
  2. (noun) (of ball game in HK) Foreign helper
  3. external aid
  4. player
  5. (sports) foreign player
  6. player recruited from overseas
  7. helpers who are outside one's department or organisation
  8. foreign players (athletes)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 外面揾返嚟幫手,唔係本身屬於自己機構/部門嘅人
  2. 外國揾返嚟,為本地效力嘅運動員

Examples

  • 本地足球隊成日請外援幫手。

    Local football teams always recruit foreign aid players.

  • 我哋系攪開放日唔夠人用,要請外援幫手。

    Our department is short of manpower in organizing the Open Day. We need outside helpers to lend a hand. ----

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

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