lǎo​wài

foreigner

Senses

老外 lǎo​wài foreigner

(colloquial) foreigner; often specifically a non-Asian person; an informal but usually friendly way to address or refer to a foreigner

老外 lǎo​wài layman

(colloquial) amateur; a person who is not an expert in a particular field

老外 lǎo​wài elderly male role

a role in traditional opera (such as Yuan drama) representing an elderly man

References

classifier 老外/老外 个/個
see 老外/老外 外国人/外國人
antonym 老外/老外 内行/內行
synonym 老外/老外 外行/外行
same_as 老外/老外 外/外