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Chinese
Etymology
Originally a Buddhist calque of Sanskrit अनागत (anāgata, “not yet come; future”, past participle), from अन्- (an-, “not”) + आगत (āgata, “what has come”), from the verb root आगम् (āgam, “to come”).
Pronunciation
Note:
- mei6 loi4 - literary;
- mei6 lai4, mei6 lei4 - colloquial.
Noun
未來
- future
- 放眼未來／放眼未来 ― fàngyǎn wèilái ― looking forward
Synonyms
Derived terms
Adjective
未來
- (attributive) coming; approaching; pending
Descendants
Japanese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 未來 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 未來, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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Korean
Noun
未來 • (mirae) (hangeul 미래)
- hanja form? of 미래 (“the future”)
Vietnamese
Noun
未來
- chữ Hán form of vị lai (“the future”).