除此之外

Mandarin · pinyin chú cǐ zhī wài

Meanings

  1. apart from this
  2. in addition to this
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除
chú · eliminate, remove, except
此
cǐ · this, these; in this case, then
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
外
wài · out, outside, external; foreign
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2–3–1–4 · chu2 ci3 zhi1 wai4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ceoi4 ci2 zi1 ngoi6

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conj

  1. apart from this; in addition to this

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