古來

See also: 古来

Chinese

		ancient; old	to come
trad. (古來)		古	來
simp. (古来)		古	来

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǔlái

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gu² loi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǔlái
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǔlái
    • Wade–Giles: ku³-lai²
    • Yale: gǔ-lái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guulai
    • Palladius: гулай (gulaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gu² loi⁴
    • Yale: gú lòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gu² loi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gu² loi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/

Adverb

(deprecated template usage) 古來

1. (literary) from time immemorial; since ancient times

   古來聖賢皆寂寞，惟有飲者留其名。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
   古来圣贤皆寂寞，惟有饮者留其名。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

   From: (deprecated template usage) 李白, 《將進酒》

   Gǔlái shèngxián jiē jìmò, wéiyǒu yǐn zhě liú qí míng. [Pinyin]

   From time immemorial the sages have always been solitary, and only the drinkers become famous.

Synonyms

(deprecated template usage)

• 終古／终古 (zhōnggǔ) (literary)
• 自古 (zìgǔ)
• 自古以來／自古以来 (zìgǔ yǐlái)

 

Derived terms

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