將來

See also: 将来

Chinese

		a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use	to come
trad. (將來)		將	來
simp. (将来)		将	来
Literally: “(that which) will come”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiānglái

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤ ㄌㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng¹ loi⁴

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chiông-lòi
• Eastern Min (BUC): ciŏng-lài
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiong-lâi / chiang-lâi
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹cian-le

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiānglái
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤ ㄌㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jianglái
    • Wade–Giles: chiang¹-lai²
    • Yale: jyāng-lái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianglai
    • Palladius: цзянлай (czjanlaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoeng¹ loi⁴
    • Yale: jēung lòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng¹ loi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêng¹ loi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chiông-lòi
    • Hakka Romanization System: jiong´ loiˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: jiong¹ loi²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯oŋ²⁴ loi̯¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ciŏng-lài
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡suoŋ⁵⁵ ^(l-)nˡai⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiong-lâi
    • Tâi-lô: tsiong-lâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cionglaai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lai²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lai²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lai²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɔŋ³³ lai²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiang-lâi
    • Tâi-lô: tsiang-lâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cianglaai
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lai¹³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ¹cian-le
    • MiniDict: cian^平 le
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹jian-le
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiã⁵⁵ le²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: tsjang loj

Rime
Character	將	來
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	精 (13)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)	咍 (41)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	即良切	洛哀切
Baxter	tsjang	loj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sɨɐŋ/	/lʌi/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡siɐŋ/	/ləi/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡siɑŋ/	/lɒi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sɨaŋ/	/ləj/
Li Rong	/t͡siaŋ/	/lᴀi/
Wang Li	/t͡sĭaŋ/	/lɒi/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡si̯aŋ/	/lɑ̆i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiāng	lái
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zoeng1	loi4

Noun

將來

1. future

   展望將來／展望将来  ―  zhǎnwàng jiānglái  ―  to look ahead to the future

   美好的將來／美好的将来  ―  měihǎo de jiānglái  ―  a bright future

   你將來想去哪？／你将来想去哪？  ―  Nǐ jiānglái xiǎng qù nǎ?  ―  Where do you want to go in the future?

   在不遠的將來／在不远的将来  ―  zài bù yuǎn de jiānglái  ―  in the near future

   我現在唯一掛心的，就是你們的將來。 [MSC, trad.]
   我现在唯一挂心的，就是你们的将来。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ xiànzài wéiyī guàxīn de, jiùshì nǐmen de jiānglái. [Pinyin]

   The only thing I'm worried about right now is your future.

Synonyms

• 未來／未来 (wèilái)

Derived terms

• 將來時／将来时 (jiāngláishí)
• 將來時制／将来时制 (jiānglái shízhì)
• 將來時態／将来时态 (jiānglái shítài)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (將來):

• → Japanese: 将(しょう)来(らい) (shōrai)
• → Korean: 장래(將來) (jangnae)
• → Vietnamese: tương lai (將來)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
將	來
しょう Jinmeiyō	らい Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 將來 – see the following entry.

【将来しょうらい】 [noun] the future [noun] future prospects [adverb] in the future

(This term, 將來, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
將	來

Noun

將來 • (jangnae) (hangeul 장래)

1. Hanja form^? of 장래 (“the future”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
將	來

Noun

將來

1. chữ Hán form of tương lai (“the future”).