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

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

reason; cause

Synonyms

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)

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