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向來

向來

See also: 向来

Chinese

		direction; part; side direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to	to come
trad. (向來)		向	來
simp. (向来)		向	来

Adverb

向來

always; all along; never (before a negation)
向來就是一個謎。 / 向来就是一个谜。 ― Xiànglái jiù shì yī ge mí. ― It's always been a mystery.
(archaic) before; earlier
it may be assumed that; presumably

Synonyms

(always; all along): 從來／从来 (cónglái)
(before; earlier): 從前／从前 (cóngqián)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiànglái

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoeng³ loi⁴
Min Nan (POJ): hiòng-lâi / hiàng-lâi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiànglái
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqlai
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoeng³ loi⁴
  - Yale: heung lòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng³ loi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hœːŋ³³ lɔːi̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiòng-lâi
  - Tâi-lô: hiòng-lâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiornglaai
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ laɪ²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ laɪ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiàng-lâi
  - Tâi-lô: hiàng-lâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiarnglaai
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiaŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ laɪ²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ laɪ¹³/