"來由" meaning in Chinese

See 來由 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /laɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /lɔːi̯²¹ jɐu̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /laɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/, /lɔːi̯²¹ jɐu̯²¹/ Chinese transliterations: láiyóu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄡˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], loi⁴ jau⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], láiyóu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], láiyóu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], lai²-yu² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], lái-yóu [Mandarin, Yale], laiyou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], лайю [Mandarin, Palladius], lajju [Mandarin, Palladius], lòih yàuh [Cantonese, Yale], loi⁴ jau⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], loi⁴ yeo⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 來由
  1. reason; cause
    Sense id: en-來由-zh-noun-L06cmdly Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Synonyms: 原因 (yuányīn), 因由 (yīnyóu), 因端 [Hokkien], 因致端 [Hokkien], 基因 (jīyīn) [dated], 張本 (zhāngběn) [literary], 张本 (zhāngběn) [literary], 成因 (chéngyīn), 所以然 (suǒyǐrán), 根由 (gēnyóu), 理由 (lǐyóu), 緣故 (yuángù), 缘故 (yuángù), 緣由 (yuányóu), 缘由 (yuányóu), 緣起 (yuánqǐ), 缘起 (yuánqǐ), 肇因 (zhàoyīn), 言因 (Anxi Hokkien), 起因 (qǐyīn), 道理 (dàolǐ), 關係, 关系

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        "reason; cause"
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          "roman": "yuányīn",
          "word": "原因"
        },
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          "roman": "yīnyóu",
          "word": "因由"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "因端"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "因致端"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jīyīn",
          "tags": [
            "dated"
          ],
          "word": "基因"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zhāngběn",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "張本"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zhāngběn",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "张本"
        },
        {
          "roman": "chéngyīn",
          "word": "成因"
        },
        {
          "roman": "suǒyǐrán",
          "word": "所以然"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gēnyóu",
          "word": "根由"
        },
        {
          "roman": "lǐyóu",
          "word": "理由"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yuángù",
          "word": "緣故"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yuángù",
          "word": "缘故"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yuányóu",
          "word": "緣由"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yuányóu",
          "word": "缘由"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yuánqǐ",
          "word": "緣起"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yuánqǐ",
          "word": "缘起"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zhàoyīn",
          "word": "肇因"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Anxi Hokkien",
          "word": "言因"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qǐyīn",
          "word": "起因"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dàolǐ",
          "word": "道理"
        },
        {
          "word": "關係"
        },
        {
          "word": "关系"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "láiyóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄡˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "loi⁴ jau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "láiyóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "láiyóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lai²-yu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lái-yóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laiyou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "лайю"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lajju"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lòih yàuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "loi⁴ jau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "loi⁴ yeo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɔːi̯²¹ jɐu̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɔːi̯²¹ jɐu̯²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "來由"
}
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        "1": "zh",
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      "expansion": "來由",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Cantonese nouns",
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        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese nouns",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "reason; cause"
      ],
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          "reason",
          "reason"
        ],
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "láiyóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄡˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "loi⁴ jau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "láiyóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "láiyóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lai²-yu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lái-yóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laiyou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "лайю"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lajju"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lòih yàuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "loi⁴ jau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "loi⁴ yeo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɔːi̯²¹ jɐu̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɔːi̯²¹ jɐu̯²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "yuányīn",
      "word": "原因"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yīnyóu",
      "word": "因由"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "因端"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "因致端"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jīyīn",
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "基因"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhāngběn",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "張本"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhāngběn",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "张本"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chéngyīn",
      "word": "成因"
    },
    {
      "roman": "suǒyǐrán",
      "word": "所以然"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gēnyóu",
      "word": "根由"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lǐyóu",
      "word": "理由"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yuángù",
      "word": "緣故"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yuángù",
      "word": "缘故"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yuányóu",
      "word": "緣由"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yuányóu",
      "word": "缘由"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yuánqǐ",
      "word": "緣起"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yuánqǐ",
      "word": "缘起"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhàoyīn",
      "word": "肇因"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Anxi Hokkien",
      "word": "言因"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qǐyīn",
      "word": "起因"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dàolǐ",
      "word": "道理"
    },
    {
      "word": "關係"
    },
    {
      "word": "关系"
    }
  ],
  "word": "來由"
}

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