來路
Chinese
| to come | road; path; way | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (來路) | 來 | 路 | |
| simp. (来路) | 来 | 路 | |
Etymology
- Cantonese loi4 lou6-2 "imported; foreign-made"
- Folk etymology suggests borrowing from English royal.
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): loi4 lou6
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lâi-lō͘
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6le-lu6
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: láilù → láilu (toneless final syllable variant)
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄨˋ → ㄌㄞˊ ˙ㄌㄨ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: láilů
- Wade–Giles: lai2-lu5
- Yale: lái-lu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lai.luh
- Palladius: лайлу (lajlu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /laɪ̯³⁵ lu⁵¹/ → /laɪ̯³⁵ lu³/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: loi4 lou6
- Yale: lòih louh
- Cantonese Pinyin: loi4 lou6
- Guangdong Romanization: loi4 lou6
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɔːi̯²¹ lou̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lâi-lō͘
- Tâi-lô: lâi-lōo
- Phofsit Daibuun: lailo
- IPA (Xiamen): /lai²⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /lai²⁴⁻²² lɔ⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /lai¹³⁻²² lɔ²²/
- IPA (Taipei): /lai²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔ³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /lai²³⁻³³ lɔ³³/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
Noun
來路
- way by which one came; incoming way
- (figurative) source; origin; background; past history
- (dated) source of income; income
Synonyms
Adjective
來路
Pronunciation 2
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: loi4 lou6-2
- Yale: lòih lóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: loi4 lou6-2
- Guangdong Romanization: loi4 lou6-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɔːi̯²¹ lou̯²²⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Alternative forms
- 來佬／来佬
Adjective
來路