從來

See also: 従来, and 从来

Chinese

		from; obey; observe from; obey; observe; follow; second cousin; lax; yielding; unhurried	to come
trad. (從來)		從	來
simp. (从来)		从	来

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cónglái

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cung⁴ loi⁴

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chhiùng-lòi

  (Meixian, Guangdong): qiung² loi²

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chiông-lâi / chn̂g-lâi / chêng-lâi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cong⁵ lai⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cónglái
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cónglái
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻung²-lai²
    • Yale: tsúng-lái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsornglai
    • Palladius: цунлай (cunlaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: cung⁴ loi⁴
    • Yale: chùhng lòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsung⁴ loi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cung⁴ loi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ lɔːi̯²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 從來／从来 重來／重来

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiùng-lòi
    • Hakka Romanization System: qiung^ˇ loi^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qiung² loi²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯uŋ¹¹ loi̯¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: qiung² loi²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰiʊŋ¹¹ loɪ¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiông-lâi
    • Tâi-lô: tsiông-lâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cionglaai
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɔŋ¹³⁻²² lai¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɔŋ²³⁻³³ lai²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lai²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /t͡siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² lai²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chn̂g-lâi
    • Tâi-lô: tsn̂g-lâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: znglaai
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sŋ̍¹³⁻²² lai¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /t͡sŋ̍²⁴⁻²² lai²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-lâi
    • Tâi-lô: tsîng-lâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zenglaai
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² lai¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ lai²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lai²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lai²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cong⁵ lai⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshông lâi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰoŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lai⁵⁵/

Adverb

從來

1. from the past until the present; all along; ever; never (when used with a negated verb)

   從來沒有化過妝的人 [MSC, trad.]
   从来没有化过妆的人 [MSC, simp.]

   cónglái méiyǒu huà guò zhuāng de rén [Pinyin]

   a person who has never put on makeup before

   從來如此。／从来如此。  ―  Cónglái rúcǐ.  ―  This has always been the case.

   從來沒有人如此關心我。 [MSC, trad.]
   从来没有人如此关心我。 [MSC, simp.]

   Cónglái méiyǒu rén rúcǐ guānxīn wǒ. [Pinyin]

   No one has ever cared about me like that before.

   為什麼我的父母從來不為我考慮？ [MSC, trad.]
   为什么我的父母从来不为我考虑？ [MSC, simp.]

   Wèishénme wǒ de fùmǔ cónglái bù wèi wǒ kǎolǜ? [Pinyin]

   Why don't mum and dad ever take me into consideration?

   我從來沒有想到他是那本小說的作者。 [MSC, trad.]
   我从来没有想到他是那本小说的作者。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ cónglái méiyǒu xiǎngdào tā shì nà běn xiǎoshuō de zuòzhě. [Pinyin]

   It never occurred to me that he was the author of that novel.

Synonyms

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• 一向 (yīxiàng)
• 一直 (yīzhí)
• 一貫／一贯 (yīguàn)
• 一路 (yīlù)
• 一路來／一路来 (Xiang)
• 不嬲 (Cantonese)
• 取總／取总 (qü³ zong³) (Sichuanese)
• 向來／向来 (xiànglái)
• 始終／始终 (shǐzhōng)
• 少來／少来 (shǎolái) (literary)
• 從到今／从到今 (Hokkien)
• 歷來／历来 (lìlái)
• 牢牢 (láoláo) (literary)
• 直直 (Hokkien)
• 素來／素来 (sùlái) (literary)
• 終始／终始 (zhōngshǐ)
• 跇頭／跇头 (Eastern Min)
• 透底 (Eastern Min, Taiwanese Hokkien)