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

Etymology

all along: From 自 (“since”) + 來／来 (lái, “since”), implying "since long".
spontaneous: From 自 (“self”) + 來／来 (lái, “to come”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìlái

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄌㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ loi⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chū-lâi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zìlái
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄌㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zìhlái
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-lai²
  - Yale: dz̀-lái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhlai
  - Palladius: цзылай (czylaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ loi⁴
  - Yale: jih lòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ loi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ loi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² lɔːi̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-lâi
  - Tâi-lô: tsū-lâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuxlaai
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ lai¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡su³³⁻¹¹ lai²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ lai²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su³³⁻²¹ lai²³/

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).

Adjective

自來

(attributive) spontaneous; self-generated

Derived terms

自來水／自来水 (zìláishuǐ)
自來水筆／自来水笔
自來火／自来火 (zìláihuǒ)

See also

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

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