古來

See also: 古来

Chinese

		ancient; old	to come
trad. (古來)		古	來
simp. (古来)		古	来

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǔlái

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu² loi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǔlái
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǔlái
  - Wade–Giles: ku³-lai²
  - Yale: gǔ-lái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guulai
  - Palladius: гулай (gulaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu² loi⁴
  - Yale: gú lòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu² loi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gu² loi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/

Middle Chinese: kuX loj

Rime
Character	古	來
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	模 (23)	咍 (41)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	公戸切	洛哀切
Baxter	kuX	loj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kuo^X/	/lʌi/
Pan Wuyun	/kuo^X/	/ləi/
Shao Rongfen	/ko^X/	/lɒi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kɔ^X/	/ləj/
Li Rong	/ko^X/	/lᴀi/
Wang Li	/ku^X/	/lɒi/
Bernard Karlgren	/kuo^X/	/lɑ̆i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	gǔ	lái
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gu²	loi⁴

Adverb

古來

(literary) from time immemorial; since ancient times
- 古來聖賢皆寂寞，惟有飲者留其名。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  古来圣贤皆寂寞，惟有饮者留其名。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 752, 李白 (Li Bai), 將進酒
  Gǔlái shèngxián jiē jìmò, wéiyǒu yǐn zhě liú qí míng. [Pinyin]
  From time immemorial the sages have always been solitary, and only the drinkers become famous.

Synonyms

終古／终古 (zhōnggǔ) (literary)
自古 (zìgǔ)
自古以來／自古以来 (zìgǔ yǐlái)

Derived terms

人生七十古來稀／人生七十古来稀 (rénshēng qīshí gǔlái xī)

Etymology 2

This place was originally known as 龜來, since many turtles are found on the river bank after floods. Since the character 龜 is complex, it is later renamed 古來.

Proper noun

古來

(～縣) Kulai District (a district of Johor, Malaysia)
Kulai (a town, the capital of Kulai district, Johor, Malaysia)

Descendants

→ Malay: Kulai

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