自古以來

自古以來

Chinese

		since ancient times; from time immemorial	since; for
trad. (自古以來)		自古	以來
simp. (自古以来)		自古	以来

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìgǔ yǐlái

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ gu² ji⁵ loi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zìgǔ yǐlái [Phonetic: zìgúyǐlái]
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhguu yyilai
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhgǔ yǐlái
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ laɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ gu² ji⁵ loi⁴
    • Yale: jih gú yíh lòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ gu² ji⁵ loi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ gu² yi⁵ loi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² kuː³⁵ jiː¹³ lɔːy̯²¹/

Adverb

自古以來

1. from time immemorial; since ancient times