來路

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Chinese

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to come road; path; way
trad. (來路)
simp. (来路)

Etymology

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Cantonese loi4 lou6-2 "imported; foreign-made"
Folk etymology suggests borrowing from English royal.

Pronunciation 1

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Noun

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來路

  1. way by which one came; incoming way
  2. (figurative) source; origin; background; past history
    來路不明来路不明  ―  láilù bùmíng  ―  to be of unknown origin
  3. (dated) source of income; income
Synonyms
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Adjective

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來路

  1. (Southwestern Mandarin) selling well, delicate or skilled

Pronunciation 2

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Alternative forms

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Adjective

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來路

  1. (Cantonese) imported; foreign-made
Derived terms
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