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
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wūláiyóu
- Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄞˊ 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- 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/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
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.]
- 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.
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.]