巫來由

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (巫來由)		巫	來	由
simp. (巫来由)		巫	来	由
alternative forms		無來由／无来由

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wūláiyóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ loi⁴ jau⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bû-lâi-iû

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wūláiyóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wuláiyóu
    • Wade–Giles: wu¹-lai²-yu²
    • Yale: wū-lái-yóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ulaiyou
    • Palladius: улайю (ulajju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁴ loi⁴ jau⁴
    • Yale: mòuh lòih yàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ loi⁴ jau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ loi⁴ yeo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ lɔːi̯²¹ jɐu̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bû-lâi-iû
    • Tâi-lô: bû-lâi-iû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bulai'iuu
    • IPA (Singapore): /bu²⁴⁻²¹ lai²⁴⁻²¹ iu²⁴/

Adjective

巫來由

1. (obsolete) Malay

   • 凡巫來由各國，俱產黑燕窩、速香、降香、雞骨香、檳榔、椰子、海菜。 [MSC, trad.]
     凡巫来由各国，俱产黑燕窝、速香、降香、鸡骨香、槟榔、椰子、海菜。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1843, 魏源 (Wei Yuan), 《海國圖志·卷十五 》 (Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms)

     Fán wūláiyóu gèguó, jù chǎn hēi yànwō, sùxiāng, jiàngxiāng, jīgǔxiāng, bīnláng, yēzǐ, hǎicài. [Pinyin]

     Every Malay kingdom produces black birds' nest, (a specific kind of) incense, Chinese rosewood (Dalbergia odorifera), Croton crassifolius, betel nut, coconut and seaweed.

Synonyms

• (short form) 巫 (wū)