外來詞

简 外来词 · 繁 外來詞
Mandarin · pinyin wài lái cí

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  1. loanword
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外
wài · out, outside, external; foreign
來
lái · come, coming; return, returning
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来
lái · come, coming; return, returning
词
cí · words; phrase, expression
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4–2–2 · wai4 lai2 ci2

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ngoi6 loi4 ci4

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noun

  1. (linguistics) loanword

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