門外漢

See also: 门外汉

Chinese

		outside the door	Chinese; name of a dynasty; man
trad. (門外漢)		門外	漢
simp. (门外汉)		门外	汉
Literally: “man outside the door”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ménwàihàn

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄣˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mun⁴ ngoi⁶ hon³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ménwàihàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄣˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ménwàihàn
  - Wade–Giles: mên²-wai⁴-han⁴
  - Yale: mén-wài-hàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: menwayhann
  - Palladius: мэньвайхань (mɛnʹvajxanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mən³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mun⁴ ngoi⁶ hon³
  - Yale: mùhn ngoih hon
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mun⁴ ngoi⁶ hon³
  - Guangdong Romanization: mun⁴ ngoi⁶ hon³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːn²¹ ŋɔːi̯²² hɔːn³³/

Noun

門外漢

layman; outsider; amateur
- 對於文化問題，我是門外漢，想研究一下，也方在開始。 [MSC, trad.]
  对于文化问题，我是门外汉，想研究一下，也方在开始。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1940, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《新民主主義論》 (On New Democracy), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
  Duìyú wénhuà wèntí, wǒ shì ménwàihàn, xiǎng yánjiū yīxià, yě fāng zài kāishǐ. [Pinyin]
  I am a layman in matters of culture; I would like to study them, but have only just begun to do so.

Synonyms

外行 (wàiháng)
外行人 (wàihángrén)
棒槌 (bàngchuí) (figurative)
行外人 (hángwàirén)

Antonyms

內行／内行 (nèiháng)
內行人／内行人 (nèihángrén)
名家 (míngjiā)
大家
大方 (dàfāng) (literary)
大神 (dàshén) (Internet slang)
好手 (hǎoshǒu)
專家／专家 (zhuānjiā)
專才／专才 (zhuāncái)
專業人員／专业人员 (zhuānyè rényuán)
專業人才／专业人才 (zhuānyè réncái)
專業戶／专业户 (zhuānyèhù) (figurative)
專門／专门 (zhuānmén)
專門家／专门家 (zhuānménjiā)
強手／强手 (qiángshǒu)
懸手／悬手 (Hokkien)
把式 (bǎshì)
方家 (fāngjiā) (literary)
能手 (néngshǒu)
行家 (hángjiā)
行家裡手／行家里手 (hángjiā lǐshǒu)
裡手／里手 (lǐshǒu)
通家 (tōngjiā) (literary)
達人／达人 (dárén)
高手 (gāoshǒu)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
門	外	漢
もん Grade: 2	がい Grade: 2	かん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
門外漢 (kyūjitai)

Noun

門(もん)外(がい)漢(かん) • (mongaikan)

Korean

Hanja in this term
門	外	漢

Noun

門外漢 • (munoehan) (hangeul 문외한)

hanja form^? of 문외한 (“layman, outsider, amateur”)

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