無來由
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Chinese[edit]
phonetic | ||||
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trad. (無來由) | 無 | 來 | 由 | |
simp. (无来由) | 无 | 来 | 由 |
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Malay Melayu. Compare Middle Chinese reading 無來由 (MC mju loj yuw).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
無來由
- 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.]
- 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]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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.]