外患 wài huàn ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ngoi6 waan6
- foreign aggression
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外
- 中外 zhōng wài ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ zung1 ngoi6 Sino-foreign
- 之外 zhī wài ㄓ ㄨㄞˋ zi1 ngoi6 outside
- 以外 yǐ wài ㄧˇ ㄨㄞˋ ji5 ngoi6 apart from
- 例外 lì wài ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ lai6 ngoi6 exception
- 内外 內外 nèi wài ㄋㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ noi6 ngoi6 inside and outside
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- 分外 fèn wài ㄈㄣˋ ㄨㄞˋ fan6 ngoi6 exceptionally
- 另外 lìng wài ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ling6 ngoi6 additional
- 国外 國外 guó wài ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄞˋ gwok3 ngoi6 abroad
- 境外 jìng wài ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ging2 ngoi6 outside (a country's) borders
- 外交 wài jiāo ㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ngoi6 gaau1 diplomacy
- 外企 wài qǐ ㄨㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ ngoi6 kei5 foreign enterprise
- 外来 外來 wài lái ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ ngoi6 loi4 external
- 外公 wài gōng ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ngoi6 gung1 (coll.) mother's father
- 外出 wài chū ㄨㄞˋ ㄔㄨ ngoi6 ceot1 to go out
- 外力 wài lì ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄧˋ ngoi6 lik6 external force
- 外汇 外匯 wài huì ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ngoi6 wui6 foreign (currency) exchange
- 外国 外國 wài guó ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ngoi6 gwok3 foreign country
- 外在 wài zài ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄞˋ ngoi6 zoi6 external
- 外地 wài dì ㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄧˋ ngoi6 dei6 parts of the country other than where one is
- 外套 wài tào ㄨㄞˋ ㄊㄠˋ ngoi6 tou3 outer garment; jacket; coat
患
- 患有 huàn yǒu ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄡˇ waan6 jau5 to contract (an illness)
- 患病 huàn bìng ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ waan6 beng6 to fall ill
- 患者 huàn zhě ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄜˇ waan6 ze2 patient; sufferer
- 隐患 隱患 yǐn huàn ㄧㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄢˋ jan2 waan6 a danger concealed within sth
- 伤患 傷患 shāng huàn ㄕㄤ ㄏㄨㄢˋ soeng1 waan6 injured person
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- 患上 huàn shang ㄏㄨㄢˋ ˙ㄕㄤ waan6 soeng5 to come down with; to be afflicted with (an illness)
- 患儿 患兒 huàn ér ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄦˊ waan6 ji4 child patient; pediatric patient
- 患癌 huàn ái ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄞˊ waan6 ngaam4 to develop cancer
- 患处 患處 huàn chù ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄔㄨˋ waan6 cyu3 afflicted part
- 患难 患難 huàn nàn ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄢˋ waan6 naan6 trials and tribulations
- 忧患 憂患 yōu huàn ㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄢˋ jau1 waan6 suffering
- 水患 shuǐ huàn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄢˋ seoi2 waan6 flooding; inundation
- 病患 bìng huàn ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ beng6 waan6 illness
- 祸患 禍患 huò huàn ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ wo6 waan6 disaster
- 罹患 lí huàn ㄌㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ lei4 waan6 to suffer (from an illness)
- 边患 邊患 biān huàn ㄅㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄢˋ bin1 waan6 foreign invasion
- 医患 醫患 yī huàn ㄧ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ji1 waan6 doctor-patient
- 防患 fáng huàn ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ fong4 waan6 to take preventative measures; to guard against accident or disaster
- 鼠患 shǔ huàn ㄕㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄢˋ syu2 waan6 rat infestation
- 共患难 共患難 gòng huàn nàn ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄢˋ gung6 waan6 naan4 to go through hardship together
Idioms with these characters
- 昂首天外 áng shǒu tiān wài ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ngong4 sau2 tin1 ngoi6 (idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens
- 吃里扒外 吃裡扒外 chī lǐ pá wài ㄔ ㄌㄧˇ ㄆㄚˊ ㄨㄞˋ hek3 leoi5 paa4 ngoi6 (idiom) to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds
- 崇洋媚外 chóng yáng mèi wài ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ sung4 joeng4 mei6 ngoi6 to revere everything foreign and pander to overseas powers (idiom); blind worship of foreign goods and ideas
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- 出乎意外 chū hū yì wài ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨ ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ ceot1 fu4 ji3 ngoi6 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
- 出人意外 chū rén yì wài ㄔㄨ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ ceot1 jan4 ji3 ngoi6 turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
- 付之度外 fù zhī dù wài ㄈㄨˋ ㄓ ㄉㄨˋ ㄨㄞˋ fu6 zi1 dou6 ngoi6 to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)
- 古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ gu2 gam1 zung1 ngoi6 at all times and in all places (idiom)
- 节外生枝 節外生枝 jié wài shēng zhī ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓ zit3 ngoi6 sang1 zi1 (idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly
- 九霄云外 九霄雲外 jiǔ xiāo yún wài ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄞˋ gau2 siu1 wan4 ngoi6 beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
- 里应外合 裡應外合 lǐ yìng wài hé ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ leoi5 jing3 ngoi6 hap6 to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom)
- 防患未萌 fáng huàn wèi méng ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄥˊ fong4 waan6 mei6 mang4 to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud
- 防患未然 fáng huàn wèi rán ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄢˊ fong4 waan6 mei6 jin4 to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
- 后患无穷 後患無窮 hòu huàn wú qióng ㄏㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ hau6 waan6 mou4 kung4 (idiom) there will be no end of trouble in the future
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- 患难之交 患難之交 huàn nàn zhī jiāo ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄢˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ waan6 naan6 zi1 gaau1 a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed
- 内忧外患 內憂外患 nèi yōu wài huàn ㄋㄟˋ ㄧㄡ ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ noi6 jau1 ngoi6 waan6 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
- 心腹之患 xīn fù zhī huàn ㄒㄧㄣ ㄈㄨˋ ㄓ ㄏㄨㄢˋ sam1 fuk1 zi1 waan6 lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom); major trouble hidden within
- 养虎为患 養虎為患 yǎng hǔ wéi huàn ㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ joeng5 fu2 wai4 waan6 lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity
- 养虎遗患 養虎遺患 yǎng hǔ yí huàn ㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ joeng5 fu2 wai4 waan6 Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later
- 养痈贻患 養癰貽患 yǎng yōng yí huàn ㄧㄤˇ ㄩㄥ ㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ joeng5 jung1 ji4 waan6 lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster
- 养痈遗患 養癰遺患 yǎng yōng yí huàn ㄧㄤˇ ㄩㄥ ㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ joeng5 jung1 wai4 waan6 lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster
Example sentences
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韩国 韓國 随着 隨著 朝鲜 朝鮮 的 外患 而 在 边界 邊界 附近 集结 集結 军队 軍隊 。
As North Korea displays aggression, South Korea concentrates its forces near the border.
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