wài

outside

in addition; foreign; external

Evening (夕) + divination (卜) = outside, beyond

In ancient China, divination (卜) was done outdoors at dusk (夕) — outside the home, beyond the threshold. What lies beyond the familiar boundary is foreign and external.

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Words with 外

在外

zài wài

outer

运筹帷幄之中,决胜千里之外

yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng , jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wài

a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)

道外

dào wài

see 道外區|道外区[Dao4 wai4 Qu1]

道外区

dào wài qū

Daowai, a district of Harbin City 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市[Ha1 er3 bin1 Shi4], Heilongjiang

郊外

jiāo wài

outskirts

野外

yě wài

countryside

野外定向

yě wài dìng xiàng

orienteering

野外放养

yě wài fàng yǎng

free-range (breeding livestock or poultry)

金属外壳

jīn shǔ wài ké

metal cover

金玉其外,败絮其中

jīn yù qí wài , bài xù qí zhōng

gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)

门外

mén wài

outside the door

门外汉

mén wài hàn

layman

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