原來

See also: 原来

Chinese

 
former; original; primary
former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
to come
trad. (原來)
simp. (原来)
alternative forms 元來元来

Pronunciation


Note:
  • nguang5 lai5 - Shantou;
  • nguêng5 lai5 - Chaozhou.
    • Wu
      • (Shanghai):
        • Wugniu: 6gnioe-le
        • MiniDict: nyoe le
        • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 3nyyoe-le
        • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲyø²² le⁴⁴/

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (31) (37)
Final () (66) (41)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () III I
Fanqie
Baxter ngjwon loj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ŋʉɐn/ /lʌi/
Pan
Wuyun
/ŋʷiɐn/ /ləi/
Shao
Rongfen
/ŋiuɐn/ /lɒi/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ŋuan/ /ləj/
Li
Rong
/ŋiuɐn/ /lᴀi/
Wang
Li
/ŋĭwɐn/ /lɒi/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ŋi̯wɐn/ /lɑ̆i/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yuán lái
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jyun4 loi4

Noun

原來

  1. the beginning; the past
    回到原來回到原来   huídào yuánlái   to return to the past

Synonyms

Adjective

原來

  1. (attributive) original
    回到原來地方回到原来地方   huídào yuánlái de dìfang   to return to the original place

Synonyms

Adverb

原來

  1. originally
    原來認為現在 [MSC, trad.]
    原来认为现在 [MSC, simp.]
    Yuánlái rènwéi bàn bù dào de shì, xiànzài bàn dào le. [Pinyin]
    What was thought impossible has now been done.
  2. as it turns out; in fact; in the end
    原來這裡 [MSC, trad.]
    原来这里 [MSC, simp.]
    Yuánlái nǐ yě zài zhèlǐ” [Pinyin]
    "So You are Here Too" (song title)
    原來 [Cantonese, trad.]
    原来 [Cantonese, simp.]
    jyun4 loi4 hai6 nei5 gaau2 sing4 gam2 ge3. [Jyutping]
    So it was you who did this.
    約翰女友發現不忠原來也有今天 [MSC, trad.]
    约翰女友发现不忠原来也有今天 [MSC, simp.]
    Yuēhàn de nǚyǒu fāxiàn le tā de bùzhōng bìng shuǎi le tā, yuánlái tā yě yǒu jīntiān. [Pinyin]
    After discovering John's infidelity his girlfriend dumped him - in the end he really got his just deserts.

Synonyms

  • (originally):

Derived terms

Korean

Hanja in this term

Adverb

原來 • (wollae) (hangeul 원래)

  1. Hanja form? of 원래 (originally).
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