wài​dao​r

standoffish

  • created sense approved 外道儿/外道兒 · wài​dao​r · standoffish — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    外道儿 / 外道兒

    wài​dao​r

    standoffish

    behaving like a stranger or outsider; polite to the point of being distant

    外 (literal) → 外 · wài · distant 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · principle 儿 (bound) → 儿/兒 · r · [erhua suffix]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 外道儿/外道兒 · wài​dao​r · dishonest behavior — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    外道儿 / 外道兒

    wài​dao​r

    dishonest behavior

    improper or dishonest ways; behavior that is not upright or straightforward

    外 (literal) → 外 · wài · unofficial 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · road 儿 (bound) → 儿/兒 · r · [erhua suffix]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 外道儿/外道兒 · wài​dao​r · outsider — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    外道儿 / 外道兒

    wài​dao​r

    outsider

    person who is treated or acts like a stranger; an outsider

    外 (literal) → 外 · wài · distant 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · principle 儿 (bound) → 儿/兒 · r · [erhua suffix]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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