See also: 古来

Chinese

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ancient; old to come
trad. (古來)
simp. (古来)

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (28) (37)
Final () (23) (41)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter kuX loj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kuoX/ /lʌi/
Pan
Wuyun
/kuoX/ /ləi/
Shao
Rongfen
/koX/ /lɒi/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kɔX/ /ləj/
Li
Rong
/koX/ /lᴀi/
Wang
Li
/kuX/ /lɒi/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kuoX/ /lɑ̆i/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
lái
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gu2 loi4

Etymology 1

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Adverb

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古來

  1. (literary) from time immemorial; since ancient times
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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This place was originally known as 龜來, since many turtles are found on the river bank after floods. Since the character 龜 is complex, it is later renamed 古來.

Proper noun

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古來

  1. () Kulai District (a district of Johor, Malaysia)
  2. Kulai (a town, the capital of Kulai district, Johor, Malaysia)
Descendants
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  • Malay: Kulai