How to pronounce 外 in Cantonese (91 out of 876):

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中通外直，不蔓不枝；

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

中通 zung1 tung1
Zhongtong
外 oi6
outside
in addition
foreign
external
informal
relatives of one's mother
sisters
daughters
abroad
part of the name of some of the roles in traditional Chinese opera
直 zik6
straight
to straighten
fair and reasonable
frank
straightforward
(indicates continuing motion or action)
vertical
vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
fair and honest
on duty
directly
continously
just
only
indeed
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
蔓 maan4
turnip
Brassica campestris
枝 zi1
branch
classifier for sticks, rods, pencils, flowers etc
limbs
to branch off

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