無來由

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (無來由)		無	來	由
simp. (无来由)		无	来	由

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay Melayu. Compare Middle Chinese reading 無來由 (MC mju loj yuw).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wúláiyóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wúláiyóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúláiyóu
    • Wade–Giles: wu²-lai²-yu²
    • Yale: wú-lái-yóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wulaiyou
    • Palladius: улайю (ulajju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

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: 1843, 魏源 (Wei Yuan), 《海國圖志·卷十二》 (Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms)

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

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