Nei wai, Nèi wài: 5 definitions
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Chinese Buddhism
內外 [nei wai]—Internal and external: subjective and objective.
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內外 [nèi wài] [nei wai]—
1. Internal and external. From Guoyu (國語 [guo yu]), "Chu Yu Shang" (楚語上 [chu yu shang]): "As for beauty (美 [mei]), it means that all aspects, whether high or low (上下 [shang xia]), internal or external, big or small (小大 [xiao da]), far or near (遠近 [yuan jin]), are without harm; therefore, it is called beauty (美 [mei])."
2. Self-cultivation (修身 [xiu shen]) and conduct/actions (行事 [xing shi]). From Han Feizi (韓非子 [han fei zi]), "Jie Lao" (解老 [jie lao]): "What is called 'fang' (方 [fang]) is when the internal (內 [nei]) and external (外 [wai]) correspond (相應 [xiang ying]), and words (言 [yan]) and actions (行 [xing]) match (言行相稱 [yan xing xiang cheng])."
3. The traditional concept (觀念 [guan nian]) or rule (規矩 [gui ju]) of men handling external affairs (男主外 [nan zhu wai]) and women managing internal affairs (女主內 [nu zhu nei]). From The Scholars (儒林外史 [ru lin wai shi]), Chapter 29: "As a wife (太太 [tai tai]), I should only sit in the room (房裡 [fang li]), arranging dishes (裝圍碟 [zhuang wei die]), peeling fruits (剝果子 [bo guo zi]), and managing household affairs (當家料理 [dang jia liao li]) for you. How could I sit in the hall (廳上 [ting shang])? That would make people say your family has no proper order (沒 [mei])."
4. Around; approximately (表示概數 [biao shi gai shu]). Similar to "上下 [shang xia]" (up and down) or "左右 [zuo you]" (left and right). From Stories to Caution the World (醒世恆言 [xing shi heng yan]), Volume 38, "Li Daoren's Solo Journey to Yunmen" (李道人獨步雲門 [li dao ren du bu yun men]): "Only five kinds of fragrance (五樣香氣 [wu yang xiang qi]) were smelled, filling all of Qingzhou (青州 [qing zhou]), approximately within a radius of three hundred li (三百里 [san bai li]), none did not reach the nose (無不觸鼻 [wu bu chu bi])."
內外：1.內部和外部。《國語．楚語上》：「夫美也者，上下、內外、小大、遠近皆無害焉，故曰美。」
2.修身和行事。《韓非子．解老》：「所謂方者，內外相應也，言行相稱也。」
3.傳統男主外、女主內的觀念或規矩。《儒林外史》第二九回：「我做太太的人，只該坐在房裡，替你裝圍碟、剝果子、當家料理；那有個坐在廳上的？惹得人說你家沒內外。」
4.上下、左右，表示概數。《醒世恆言．卷三八．李道人獨步雲門》：「唯聞得五樣香氣，遍滿青州，約莫三百里內外，無不觸鼻。」
nèi wài:1. nèi bù hé wài bù. < guó yǔ． chǔ yǔ shàng>: “fū měi yě zhě, shàng xià,, nèi wài,, xiǎo dà,, yuǎn jìn jiē wú hài yān, gù yuē měi.”
2. xiū shēn hé xíng shì. < hán fēi zi． jiě lǎo>: “suǒ wèi fāng zhě, nèi wài xiāng yīng yě, yán xíng xiāng chēng yě.”
3. chuán tǒng nán zhǔ wài,, nǚ zhǔ nèi de guān niàn huò guī jǔ. < rú lín wài shǐ> dì èr jiǔ huí: “wǒ zuò tài tài de rén, zhǐ gāi zuò zài fáng lǐ, tì nǐ zhuāng wéi dié,, bō guǒ zi,, dāng jiā liào lǐ； nà yǒu gè zuò zài tīng shàng de? rě dé rén shuō nǐ jiā méi nèi wài.”
4. shàng xià,, zuǒ yòu, biǎo shì gài shù. < xǐng shì héng yán． juǎn sān bā． lǐ dào rén dú bù yún mén>: “wéi wén dé wǔ yàng xiāng qì, biàn mǎn qīng zhōu, yuē mò sān bǎi lǐ nèi wài, wú bù chù bí.”
nei wai:1. nei bu he wai bu. < guo yu. chu yu shang>: "fu mei ye zhe, shang xia,, nei wai,, xiao da,, yuan jin jie wu hai yan, gu yue mei."
2. xiu shen he xing shi. < han fei zi. jie lao>: "suo wei fang zhe, nei wai xiang ying ye, yan xing xiang cheng ye."
3. chuan tong nan zhu wai,, nu zhu nei de guan nian huo gui ju. < ru lin wai shi> di er jiu hui: "wo zuo tai tai de ren, zhi gai zuo zai fang li, ti ni zhuang wei die,, bo guo zi,, dang jia liao li; na you ge zuo zai ting shang de? re de ren shuo ni jia mei nei wai."
4. shang xia,, zuo you, biao shi gai shu. < xing shi heng yan. juan san ba. li dao ren du bu yun men>: "wei wen de wu yang xiang qi, bian man qing zhou, yue mo san bai li nei wai, wu bu chu bi."
內外 t = 内外 s = nèi wài p refers to “inside and outside/domestic and foreign/approximately/about”.
1) 內外 t = 内外 s = nèi wài p refers to [noun] “inside and outside”; Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 [xian dai han yu]; Notes: (Guoyu '內外 [nei wai]' 1).
2) 內外 t = 内外 s = nèi wài p refers to [noun] “inner and outer cultivation”; Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 [wen yan wen]; Notes: (Guoyu '內外 [nei wai]' 2)..
3) 內外 t = 内外 s = nèi wài p refers to [noun] “male host and female host”; Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 [wen yan wen]; Notes: (Guoyu '內外 [nei wai]' 3)..
4) 內外 t = 内外 s = nèi wài p refers to [adverb] “approximately”; Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 [wen yan wen]; Notes: In the sense of 左右 [zuo you]; used in expressing an approximate quantity (Guoyu '內外 [nei wai]' 4)..
內外 [nèi wài] refers to: “internal and external”.
內外 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 若內若外.
[Sanskrit] adhyātma-bahirdhā; adhyātma-bāhya; antar-bahis; bāhyādhyātmika; ādhyātmika-bāhya.
[Tibetan] nang dang phyi rol.
[Vietnamese] nội ngoại.
[Korean] 내외 / nae-oe.
[Japanese] ナイゲ / naige.
Chinese language.
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