由來
See also: 由来
Chinese
follow; from; it is for...to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to sb) |
to come | ||
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trad. (由來) | 由 | 來 | |
simp. (由来) | 由 | 来 | |
alternative forms | 繇來/繇来 | ||
anagram | 來由/来由 |
Pronunciation
Noun
由來
- origin; source
- time since the beginning of the something (till now)
- 臣弑其君,子弑其父,非一朝一夕之故,其由來者漸矣。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: I Ching, 11th – 8th century BCE
- Chén shì qí jūn, zǐ shì qí fù, fēi yī zhāo yī xī zhī gù, qí yóulái zhě jiàn yǐ. [Pinyin]
- The murder of a ruler by his minister, or of his father by a son, is not the result of the events of one morning or one evening.
臣弑其君,子弑其父,非一朝一夕之故,其由来者渐矣。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
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