出來

See also: 出来 and 出来る

Chinese

		to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)	to come
trad. (出來)		出	來
simp. (出来)		出	来

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): chūlái

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чўлэ (čwle, I-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceot¹ loi⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhut-lòi
• Jin (Wiktionary): cueh⁴ lai^1-3 / cueh⁴ lai^1-2
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhut-lâi / chhut--lâi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cug⁴ lai⁵

• Wu (Wiktionary): tsheq le (T4)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chūlái → chūlai (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊ → ㄔㄨ ˙ㄌㄞ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chulåi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻu¹-lai⁵
    • Yale: chū-lai
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chu.lai
    • Palladius: чулай (čulaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/ → /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ laɪ̯²/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чўлэ (čwle, I-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu²⁴ lɛ²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceot¹ loi⁴
    • Yale: chēut lòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoet⁷ loi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêd¹ loi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰɵt̚⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhut-lòi
    • Hakka Romanization System: cud` loiˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cud⁵ loi²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰut̚² loi̯¹¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: cueh⁴ lai^1-3 / cueh⁴ lai^1-2
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sʰuəʔ² lai¹¹⁻⁴⁵/, /t͡sʰuəʔ² lai¹¹⁻⁵³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhut-lâi / chhut--lâi
    • Tâi-lô: tshut-lâi / tshut--lâi
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cug⁴ lai⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshuk lâi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰuk̚²⁻⁴ lai⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: tsheq le (T4)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰəʔ³³ le̞⁴⁴/

Verb

出來

1. to go from inside to outside (with the speaker being outside); to come out

   從房間裏出來／从房间里出来  ―  cóng fángjiān lǐ chūlái  ―  to come out of the room

2. to appear; to emerge; to be revealed; to become available

   結果出來了。／结果出来了。  ―  Jiéguǒ chūlái le.  ―  The result came out.

3. (as a verbal complement)
   1. Indicates outward movement.

      走出來／走出来  ―  zǒu chūlái  ―  to walk out

   2. Indicates a process of revealing, manifesting or making evident.

      我看出來怎麼用了。 [MSC, trad.]
      我看出来怎么用了。 [MSC, simp.]

      Wǒ kàn chūlái zěnme yòng le. [Pinyin]

      I figured out (after observation) how to use it.

   3. Indicates a process of completing or accomplishing.

      做出來／做出来  ―  zuò chūlái  ―  to work it out

      講出來／讲出来  ―  jiǎng chūlái  ―  to explain it

Usage notes

• Potential forms include 出得來/出得来 (chūdelái, “can come out, can appear”) and 出不來/出不来 (chūbùlái, “have no way to come out, can not appear”). When it is used after a verb, however, it is 得出來/得出来 (de chūlái), 不出來/不出来 (bù chūlái).
• When it is used after a verb, it is also possible to insert a noun (or a phrase playing the role of a noun) between the two characters, for example, 拿出錢來/拿出钱来 (náchū qián lái, “to take out money”), 拿得出錢來/拿得出钱来 (nádechū qián lái, “to be able to provide out money”).

Derived terms

• 日頭打西出來／日头打西出来 (rìtóu dǎ xī chūlái)
• 白刀子進去，紅刀子出來／白刀子进去，红刀子出来 (bái dāozi jìnqù, hóng dāozi chūlái)
• 看出來／看出来 (kànchūlai)

• 肚裡說不出來的苦／肚里说不出来的苦 (dùlǐ shuōbùchū lái de kǔ)
• 骨頭裡掙出來的錢纔做得肉／骨头里挣出来的钱才做得肉

See also

• (Cantonese) 出嚟