在來
Chinese
(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing |
to come | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (在來) | 在 | 來 | |
| simp. (在来) | 在 | 来 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 在来 (zairai, “preexisting; conventional”).
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chāi-lâi
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chāi-lâi
- Tâi-lô: tsāi-lâi
- Phofsit Daibuun: zaixlaai
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sai³³⁻²¹ lai²³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sai³³⁻¹¹ lai²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Adjective
在來