hải ngoại

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 海外, literally “outside the sea”. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [haːj˧˩ ŋwaːj˧˨ʔ] (Huế) IPA(key): [haːj˧˨ ŋwaːj˨˩ʔ] (Saigon) IPA(key): [haːj˨˩˦ ŋwaːj˨˩˨] === Noun === hải ngoại overseas; abroad (by extension, collective) diaspora; expatriates ==== Usage notes ==== This is a more literal translation of English overseas. For something more generic, like English foreign or abroad, use nước ngoài or ngoại quốc instead.