巫來由

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Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (巫來由)		巫	來	由
simp. (巫来由)		巫	来	由
alternative forms		無來由／无来由

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay Melayu. Compare Middle Chinese reading 巫來由 (MC mju loj yuw).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wūláiyóu

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ loi⁴ jau⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bû-lâi-iû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wūláiyóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wuláiyóu
  - Wade–Giles: wu¹-lai²-yu²
  - Yale: wū-lái-yóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ulaiyou
  - Palladius: улайю (ulajju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁴ loi⁴ jau⁴
  - Yale: mòuh lòih yàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ loi⁴ jau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ loi⁴ yeo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ lɔːi̯²¹ jɐu̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bû-lâi-iû
  - Tâi-lô: bû-lâi-iû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bulai'iuu
  - IPA (Singapore): /bu²⁴⁻²¹ lai²⁴⁻²¹ iu²⁴/

Adjective

巫來由

(obsolete) Malay
- 凡巫來由各國，俱產黑燕窩、速香、降香、雞骨香、檳榔、椰子、海菜。
  凡巫来由各国，俱产黑燕窝、速香、降香、鸡骨香、槟榔、椰子、海菜。
  From: 1843, 魏源 (Wei Yuan), 《海國圖志·卷十五》 (Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms)
  Fán wūláiyóu gèguó, jù chǎn hēi yànwō, sùxiāng, jiàngxiāng, jīgǔxiāng, bīnláng, yēzǐ, hǎicài.
  Every Malay kingdom produces black birds' nest, (a specific kind of) incense, Chinese rosewood (Dalbergia odorifera), Croton crassifolius, betel nut, coconut and seaweed.

Synonyms

(short form) 巫 (wū)
馬來／马来 (Mǎlái)

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