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Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
lao3 wai4	lou5 ngoi6, oi6	lou5 ngoi6, oi6	(coll.) foreigner (esp. non asian person) / layman / amateur

Simplified Chinese	Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
老 Learn more	lao3	lou5	lou5	old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
外 Learn more	wai4	ngoi6, oi6	ngoi6, oi6	outside / in addition / foreign / external

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