來由

來由

Chinese

		to come	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)
trad. (來由)		來	由
simp. (来由)		来	由
anagram		由來／由来

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): láiyóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): loi⁴ jau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: láiyóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄡˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laiyou
    • IPA ^(key): /laɪ̯³⁵ i̯oʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: loi⁴ jau⁴
    • Yale: lòih yàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loi⁴ jau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: loi⁴ yeo⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /lɔːy̯²¹ jɐu̯²¹/

Noun

來由

1. reason; cause

Synonyms

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原因 (yuányīn) 因由 (yīnyóu) 張本／张本 (zhāngběn) (literary) 根由 (gēnyóu)

理由 (lǐyóu) 緣故／缘故 (yuángù) 緣由／缘由 (yuányóu) 起因 (qǐyīn)