無來由

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (無來由)		無	來	由
simp. (无来由)		无	来	由

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay Melayu.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wúláiyóu

(Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄡˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wúláiyóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wúláiyóu
  - Wade–Giles: wu²-lai²-yu²
  - Yale: wú-lái-yóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wulaiyou
  - Palladius: улайю (ulajju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

Adjective

無來由

alternative form of 巫來由 / 巫来由 (wūláiyóu, “Malay”)
- 1820, 謝清高, edited by 楊炳南, 海錄, page 64:
  
  土番亦無來由種類，喜中國布帛，土產燕窩、冰片、沙藤、胡椒。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  土番亦无来由种类，喜中国布帛，土产燕窝、冰片、沙藤、胡椒。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  Tǔfān yì Wúláiyóu zhǒnglèi, xǐ Zhōngguó bùbó, tǔchǎn yànwō, bīngpiàn, shāténg, hújiāo. [Pinyin]
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