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Definition 2024

由來

由來

See also: 由来

Chinese

		follow; from; it is for...to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to sb)	to come
trad. (由來)		由	來
simp. (由来)		由	来

Noun

由來

origin

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yóulái

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ loi⁴
Min Nan (POJ): iû-lâi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yóulái
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: youlai
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯oʊ̯³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁴ loi⁴
  - Yale: yàuh lòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ loi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ lɔːi̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-lâi
  - Tâi-lô: iû-lâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iulaai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iu²⁴⁻²² laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iu²⁴⁻²² laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu¹³⁻²² laɪ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ laɪ²³/