無來由
Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (無來由) | 無 | 來 | 由 | |
| simp. (无来由) | 无 | 来 | 由 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay Melayu. Compare Middle Chinese reading 無來由 (MC mju loj yuw).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wúláiyóu
- Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wúláiyóu
- Wade–Giles: wu2-lai2-yu2
- Yale: wú-lái-yóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wulaiyou
- Palladius: улайю (ulajju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Adjective
無來由
- alternative form of 巫來由 / 巫来由 (wūláiyóu, “Malay”)
- 土番亦無來由種類，喜中國布帛，土產燕窩、冰片、沙藤、胡椒。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1843, 魏源 (Wei Yuan), 《海國圖志·卷十二》 (Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms)
- Tǔfān yì wúláiyóu zhǒnglèi, xǐ zhōngguó bùbó, tǔchǎn yànwō, bīngpiàn, shāténg, hújiāo. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
土番亦无来由种类，喜中国布帛，土产燕窝、冰片、沙藤、胡椒。 [MSC, simp.]