other provinces; provinces outside one's own
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
provinces outside of one's own province; other provinces
Often used in Taiwan to refer to provinces in mainland China other than Taiwan, or generally to refer to non-local provinces in any context.
Tā他
shì是
wài外
shěng省
rén人
，
gāng刚
lái来
běn本
dì地
gōng工
zuò作
bù不
jiǔ久
。
He is from another province and has just started working here recently.
Zhè这
xiē些
shuǐ水
guǒ果
shì是
cóng从
wài外
shěng省
yùn运
lái来
de的
。
These fruits were shipped in from another province.
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Zhè这
gè个
guī规
dìng定
zhǐ只
shì适
yòng用
yú于
běn本
shěng省
jū居
mín民
，
wài外
shěng省
de的
péng朋
yǒu友
xū需
yào要
lìng另
wài外
shēn申
qǐng请
。
This regulation only applies to residents of this province; friends from other provinces need to apply separately.