從來

See also: 従来 and 从来

Chinese

		from; obey; observe from; obey; observe; follow; second cousin; lax; yielding; unhurried	to come
trad. (從來)		從	來
simp. (从来)		从	来

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cónglái

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cung⁴ loi⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhiùng-lòi
Min Nan (POJ): chiông-lâi / chn̂g-lâi / chêng-lâi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: cónglái
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsornglai
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cónglái
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: cung⁴ loi⁴
  - Yale: chùhng lòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsung⁴ loi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: cung⁴ loi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ lɔːy̯²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    從來／从来
    重來／重来
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiùng-lòi
  - Hakka Romanization System: qiungˇ loiˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qiung² loi²
  - IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯uŋ¹¹ loi̯¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiông-lâi
  - Tâi-lô: tsiông-lâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cionglaai
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɔŋ²³⁻³³ laɪ²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɔŋ¹³⁻²² laɪ¹³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chn̂g-lâi
  - Tâi-lô: tsn̂g-lâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: znglaai
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /t͡sŋ̍²⁴⁻²² laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sŋ̍¹³⁻²² laɪ¹³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-lâi
  - Tâi-lô: tsîng-lâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zenglaai
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²³⁻³³ laɪ²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ¹³⁻²² laɪ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² laɪ²⁴/

Adverb

從來

from the past until the present; all along; ever; never (when used with a negated verb)
從來如此。 / 从来如此。 ― Cónglái rúcǐ. ― This has always been the case.

從來沒有人如此關心我。 [MSC, trad.]
从来没有人如此关心我。 [MSC, simp.]
Cónglái méiyǒu rén rúcǐ guānxīn wǒ. [Pinyin]
No one has ever cared about me like that before.

為什麼我的父母從來不為我考慮？ [MSC, trad.]
为什么我的父母从来不为我考虑？ [MSC, simp.]
Wèishénme wǒ de fùmǔ cónglái bù wèi wǒ kǎolǜ? [Pinyin]
Why don't mum and dad ever take me into consideration?

我從來沒有想到他是那本小說的作者。 [MSC, trad.]
我从来没有想到他是那本小说的作者。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ cónglái méiyǒu xiǎngdào tā shì nà běn xiǎoshuō de zuòzhě. [Pinyin]
It never occurred to me that he was the author of that novel.

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 從來

一向 (yīxiàng)
一直 (yīzhí)
一貫／一贯 (yīguàn)
一路 (yīlù)
不嬲 (Cantonese)
不嬲 (Cantonese)
向來／向来 (xiànglái)

始終／始终 (shǐzhōng)
歷來／历来 (lìlái)
直直 (Min Nan)
素來／素来 (sùlái) (literary)
終始／终始 (zhōngshǐ)
透底 (Min Nan)

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