ngoại kiều
Definition
- Noun:
- Foreign resident / Alien: A person who is a citizen of a foreign country and is living in another country, typically for an extended period. The term often carries a formal or administrative connotation.
- Expatriate: A person who lives outside their native country. This is a common translation, though "ngoại kiều" can sound more bureaucratic than the informal "expat."
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Thành phố này có một cộng đồng ngoại kiều rất đông. (This city has a very large community of foreign residents.)
- Anh ta là một ngoại kiều sống và làm việc tại Việt Nam. (He is an expatriate living and working in Vietnam.)
- Luật mới quy định về quyền lợi của ngoại kiều. (The new law regulates the rights of aliens.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in legal, governmental, or official contexts to refer to foreigners with a certain residential status, distinguishing them from short-term tourists.
Variants and Related Words
- Người nước ngoài (n): Foreigner. This is a more general and common term for any person from another country.
- Kiều dân (n): Expatriate, overseas national. This term often refers to citizens living abroad, sometimes with an ethnic or diasporic connotation.
- Cư dân nước ngoài (n): Foreign resident. A more descriptive phrase similar in meaning to "ngoại kiều."
Synonyms
- Foreign national
- Alien (in legal contexts)
- Expatriate
Related Idioms
- : To live like a foreigner in one's own homeland. This idiom describes feeling alienated or out of place in one's native country.