开外 Traditional form: 開外 Pinyin (reading): kāiwài Definitions: over and above (some amount) beyond (budget) Characters: 开 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition Traditional characters: 開 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition