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Chinese
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to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.) |
to come
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| trad. (以來)
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以
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來
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| simp. (以来)
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以
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来
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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以
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來
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| Reading #
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1/1
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2/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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yǐ
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lái
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ yiX ›
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‹ loj ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ləʔ/
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/*mə.rˁək/ (> *rˁə)
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| English
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take, use
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come
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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以
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來
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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14929
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7598
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Phonetic
component
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以
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來
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Rime
group
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之
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之
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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以
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Old
Chinese
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/*lɯʔ/
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/*m·rɯːɡ/
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Postposition
以來
- since; for (starting from a period of time)
- 自1910年以來／自1910年以来 ― zì 1910 nián yǐlái ― since 1910
- 長期以來／长期以来 ― chángqī yǐlái ― for a long time
- 自古以來／自古以来 ― zìgǔ yǐlái ― since ancient times
- 立春以來／立春以来 ― lìchūn yǐlái ― since the beginning of spring
- 畢業以來／毕业以来 ― bìyè yǐlái ― since graduation
- 有生以來／有生以来 ― yǒushēng yǐlái ― since (I) was born
刊行以來，這本書在港、臺及世界各地的華人中始終擁有廣大的讀者群。
刊行以来，这本书在港、台及世界各地的华人中始终拥有广大的读者群。 - From: 1965: Pai Hsien-yung, Taipei People, Editor's Preface
- Kānxíng yǐlái, zhè běn shū zài Gǎng, Tái jí shìjiè gèdì de huárén zhōng shǐzhōng yōngyǒu guǎngdà de dúzhěqún.
- Since publication, this book has acquired a large readership in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Chinese communities the world over.
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Japanese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 以來 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 以來, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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