無來由

無來由

Chinese

		not have	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. (無來由)		無	來	由
simp. (无来由)		无	来	由

(This form in the hanzi box is uncreated: "无来由".)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wúláiyóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wúláiyóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄡˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wulaiyou
    • IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ i̯oʊ̯³⁵/

Adjective

無來由

1. Alternative form of 巫來由／巫来由 (wūláiyóu, “Malay”).

   土番亦無來由種類，喜中國布帛，土產燕窩、冰片、沙藤、胡椒。 [MSC, trad.]
   土番亦无来由种类，喜中国布帛，土产燕窝、冰片、沙藤、胡椒。 [MSC, simp.]

   From: s:zh:海國圖志/卷012

   Tǔfān yì wúláiyóu zhǒnglèi, xǐ zhōngguó bùbó, tǔchǎn yànwō, bīngpiàn, shāténg, hújiāo. [Pinyin]

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