外戚 wài qī ㄨㄞˋ ㄑㄧ ngoi6 cik1
- (historical) consort kin
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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
戚
- 亲戚 親戚 qīn qi ㄑㄧㄣ ˙ㄑㄧ can1 cik1 a relative (i.e. family relation)
- 哀戚 āi qī ㄞ ㄑㄧ oi1 cik1 sorrow
- 悲戚 bēi qī ㄅㄟ ㄑㄧ bei1 cik1 mournful
- 戚戚 慼慼 qī qī ㄑㄧ ㄑㄧ cik1 cik1 sorrowful
- 戚友 qī yǒu ㄑㄧ ㄧㄡˇ cik1 jau5 relatives and friends
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- 戚属 戚屬 qī shǔ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄨˇ cik1 suk6 relative
- 戚戚 qī qī ㄑㄧ ㄑㄧ cik1 cik1 intimate
- 戚族 qī zú ㄑㄧ ㄗㄨˊ cik1 zuk6 family members; fellow clansman
- 戚谊 戚誼 qī yì ㄑㄧ ㄧˋ cik1 ji6 relation
- 乡戚 鄉戚 xiāng qi ㄒㄧㄤ ˙ㄑㄧ hoeng1 cik1 a relative
- 戚继光 戚繼光 Qī Jì guāng ㄑㄧ ㄐㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄤ cik1 gai3 gwong1 Qi Jiguang (1528-1588), military leader
- 熊亲戚 熊親戚 xióng qīn qi ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄣ ˙ㄑㄧ hung4 can1 cik1 (coll.) busybody relative
- 走亲戚 走親戚 zǒu qīn qi ㄗㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄣ ˙ㄑㄧ zau2 can1 cik1 to visit relatives
- 休戚相关 休戚相關 xiū qī xiāng guān ㄒㄧㄡ ㄑㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄢ jau1 cik1 soeng1 gwaan1 to share the same interests (idiom)
- 皇亲国戚 皇親國戚 huáng qīn guó qī ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧ wong4 can1 gwok3 cik1 the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections
- 自贻伊戚 自貽伊戚 zì yí yī qī ㄗˋ ㄧˊ ㄧ ㄑㄧ zi6 ji4 ji1 cik1 to create trouble for oneself (idiom)
- 鼓盆之戚 gǔ pén zhī qī ㄍㄨˇ ㄆㄣˊ ㄓ ㄑㄧ gu2 pun4 zi1 cik1 drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 庄子 grieving for his lost wife)
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)
- 鼓盆之戚 gǔ pén zhī qī ㄍㄨˇ ㄆㄣˊ ㄓ ㄑㄧ gu2 pun4 zi1 cik1 drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 庄子 grieving for his lost wife)
- 皇亲国戚 皇親國戚 huáng qīn guó qī ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧ wong4 can1 gwok3 cik1 the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections
- 休戚相关 休戚相關 xiū qī xiāng guān ㄒㄧㄡ ㄑㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄢ jau1 cik1 soeng1 gwaan1 to share the same interests (idiom)