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Definition 2024

看來

看來

See also: 看来

Chinese

		to see; to look at; to look after to see; to look at; to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard; it depends; think	to come
trad. (看來)		看	來
simp. (看来)		看	来
anagram		來看／来看

Verb

看來

to seem as if; to appear

這裡空氣看來是被污染了。 [MSC, trad.]

这里空气看来是被污染了。 [MSC, simp.]

Zhèlǐ kōngqì kànlái shì bèi wūrǎn le. [Pinyin]

The air appears to be polluted here.

Synonyms

synonyms of 看來

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kànlái

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄢˋ ㄌㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hon³ loi⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khon-lòi
Min Nan (POJ): khòaⁿ-lâi / khòaⁿ--lâi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kànlái → kànlai (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄢˋ ㄌㄞˊ → ㄎㄢˋ ㄌㄞ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kann.lai
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰa̠n⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/ → /kʰa̠n⁵¹ laɪ̯¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hon³ loi⁴
  - Yale: hon lòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hon³ loi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːn³³ lɔːi̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khon-lòi
  - Hakka Romanization System: kon loiˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kon⁴ loi²
  - IPA: /kʰon⁵⁵ lo̯i¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khòaⁿ-lâi
  - Tâi-lô: khuànn-lâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qvoarlaai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ laɪ¹³/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khòaⁿ--lâi
  - Tâi-lô: khuànn--lâi