出來

See also: 出来 and 出来る

Chinese

		to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)	to come
trad. (出來)		出	來
simp. (出来)		出	来

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): chūlái
(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄌㄞˊ
(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чўлэ (čwle, I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceot¹ loi⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhut-lòi
Jin (Wiktionary): cueh⁴ lai^1-3 / cueh⁴ lai^1-2
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): chhut-lâi / chhut--lâi
(Teochew, Peng'im): cug⁴ lai⁵
Wu (Wiktionary): tsheq le (T4)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chūlái → chūlai (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄌㄞˊ → ㄔㄨ ˙ㄌㄞ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chulåi
  - Wade–Giles: chʻu¹-lai⁵
  - Yale: chū-lai
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chu.lai
  - Palladius: чулай (čulaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/ → /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ laɪ̯²/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чўлэ (čwle, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu²⁴ lɛ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceot¹ loi⁴
  - Yale: chēut lòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoet⁷ loi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêd¹ loi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰɵt̚⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhut-lòi
  - Hakka Romanization System: cud` loiˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cud⁵ loi²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰut̚² loi̯¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: cueh⁴ lai^1-3 / cueh⁴ lai^1-2
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sʰuəʔ² lai¹¹⁻⁴⁵/, /t͡sʰuəʔ² lai¹¹⁻⁵³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhut-lâi / chhut--lâi
  - Tâi-lô: tshut-lâi / tshut--lâi
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cug⁴ lai⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshuk lâi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰuk̚²⁻⁴ lai⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: tsheq le (T4)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰəʔ³³ le̞⁴⁴/

Verb

出來

to go from inside to outside (with the speaker being outside); to come out
從房間裏出來／从房间里出来 ― cóng fángjiān lǐ chūlái ― to come out of the room
to appear; to emerge; to be revealed; to become available
結果出來了。／结果出来了。 ― Jiéguǒ chūlái le. ― The result came out.
(as a verbal complement)
1. Indicates outward movement.
  走出來／走出来 ― zǒu chūlái ― to walk out
2. Indicates a process of revealing, manifesting or making evident.
  我看出來怎麼用了。 [MSC, trad.]
  我看出来怎么用了。 [MSC, simp.]
  Wǒ kàn chūlái zěnme yòng le. [Pinyin]
  I figured out (after observation) how to use it.
3. Indicates a process of completing or accomplishing.
  做出來／做出来 ― zuò chūlái ― to work it out
  講出來／讲出来 ― jiǎng chūlái ― to explain it

Usage notes

Potential forms include 出得來/出得来 (chūdelái, “can come out, can appear”) and 出不來/出不来 (chūbùlái, “have no way to come out, can not appear”). When it is used after a verb, however, it is 得出來/得出来 (de chūlái), 不出來/不出来 (bù chūlái).
When it is used after a verb, it is also possible to insert a noun (or a phrase playing the role of a noun) between the two characters, for example, 拿出錢來/拿出钱来 (náchū qián lái, “to take out money”), 拿得出錢來/拿得出钱来 (nádechū qián lái, “to be able to provide out money”).

Derived terms

日頭打西出來／日头打西出来 (rìtóu dǎ xī chūlái)
白刀子進去，紅刀子出來／白刀子进去，红刀子出来 (bái dāozi jìnqù, hóng dāozi chūlái)
看出來／看出来 (kànchūlai)

肚裡說不出來的苦／肚里说不出来的苦 (dùlǐ shuōbùchū lái de kǔ)
骨頭裡掙出來的錢纔做得肉／骨头里挣出来的钱才做得肉