古來

See also: 古来

Chinese

		ancient; old	to come
trad. (古來)		古	來
simp. (古来)		古	来

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǔlái

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu² loi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǔlái
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǔlái
  - Wade–Giles: ku³-lai²
  - Yale: gǔ-lái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guulai
  - Palladius: гулай (gulaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu² loi⁴
  - Yale: gú lòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu² loi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gu² loi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/

Middle Chinese: kuX loj

Rime
Character	古	來
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	模 (23)	咍 (41)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	公戸切	洛哀切
Baxter	kuX	loj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kuo^X/	/lʌi/
Pan Wuyun	/kuo^X/	/ləi/
Shao Rongfen	/ko^X/	/lɒi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kɔ^X/	/ləj/
Li Rong	/ko^X/	/lᴀi/
Wang Li	/ku^X/	/lɒi/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kuo^X/	/lɑ̆i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	gǔ	lái
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gu²	loi⁴

Etymology 1

Adverb

古來

(literary) from time immemorial; since ancient times
- 古來聖賢皆寂寞，惟有飲者留其名。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  古来圣贤皆寂寞，惟有饮者留其名。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 752, 李白 (Li Bai), 將進酒
  Gǔlái shèngxián jiē jìmò, wéiyǒu yǐn zhě liú qí míng. [Pinyin]
  From time immemorial the sages have always been solitary, and only the drinkers become famous.

Synonyms

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古往今来 (gǔwǎngjīnlái)
往古 (literary)
終古 / 终古 (zhōnggǔ) (literary)
自古 (zìgǔ)
自古以來 / 自古以来 (zìgǔ yǐlái)

Derived terms

人生七十古來稀 / 人生七十古来稀 (rénshēng qīshí gǔlái xī)

Etymology 2

This place was originally known as 龜來, since many turtles are found on the river bank after floods. Since the character 龜 is complex, it is later renamed 古來.

Proper noun

古來

(～縣) Kulai District (a district of Johor, Malaysia)
Kulai (a town, the capital of Kulai district, Johor, Malaysia)

Descendants

→ Malay: Kulai