- 外务省 wàiwùshěng foreign ministryspecifically the foreign ministry of Japan or Korea
- 外务部 wàiwùbù Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the late Qing dynasty.
- 外务员 wàiwùyuán field personA person in charge of outside affairs or business, such as a fieldworker, sales representative, or canvasser.
- 外务大臣 wàiwùdàchén foreign ministerminister of foreign affairs; chancellor of foreign affairs