在來

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Chinese

(located) at; in; exist
(located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing
 
to come
trad. (在來)
simp. (在来)

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 在来(ざいらい) (zairai, preexisting; conventional).

Pronunciation


Adjective

在來

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) customary; conventional; up to now

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