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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wūláiyóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄌㄞˊ 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

(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)
馬來／马来 (Mǎlái)

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