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自來

自來

See also: 自来

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to come
trad. (自來)		自	來
simp. (自来)		自	来
anagram		來自／来自

Adverb

自來

(literary) all along; in the first place

Usage notes

Modern vernacular equivalents include 原來／原来 (yuánlái), 本來／本来 (běnlái) and 從來／从来 (cónglái).

Derived terms

自來水／自来水 (zìláishuǐ)
自來水筆／自来水笔

自來火／自来火

See also

(not to be confused with) 來自／来自 (láizì)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zìlái

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄌㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ loi⁴
Min Nan (POJ): chū-lâi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zìlái
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄌㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhlai
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ loi⁴
  - Yale: jih lòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ loi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² lɔːi̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-lâi
  - Tâi-lô: tsū-lâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuxlaai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su⁴¹⁻²² laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ laɪ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡su³³⁻¹¹ laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su³³⁻²¹ laɪ²³/