來 (loi4 | lai2) : come; arrive; future

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來

loi4

lai2

[1] [v] come; arrive; occur | [antonym] 去
[2] [adj] future; coming; next
[3] [prep] for; in; during; over
[4] [particle] used after a verb to indicate the result
[5] [particle] used after more than one numeral to list the point
[6] [粵] variant of 嚟

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

來 / 来

Don't confuse with:
夾坐爽

This word has been viewed 33840 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Aug 2013 11:43

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來勁 loi4 ging3 lai2 jin4 = enthusiastic; in high spirits; thrilling; exhilarating; invigorating; tease; jest with; annoy 國

出來 ceot1 lei4/lai4/loi4 chu1 lai2 = to come out; to emerge

本來 bun2 loi4 ben3 lai2 = formerly; at first; original

馬來西亞 maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3 ma3 lai2 xi1 ya3 (Taiwan), ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4 (PRC) = Malaysia

未來 mei6 loi4/lei4 wei4 lai2 = future; in the future; [粵] have not yet come

來自 loi4 zi6 lai2 zi4 = to come from 國

將來 zoeng1 loi4 jiang1 lai2 = in the future

過來 gwo3 lai4 guo4 lai2; guo4 lai5 = come here

從來 cung4 loi4 cong2 lai2 = always; at all times; all along

埋來 maai4 lai4 = come here; come closer 粵
See all 207 compounds (CantoDict reports 210 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 39 examples containing 來

我來自美國。國
I'm from the United States.

原來你哥哥係差人粵
Your brother was a policeman all along!
[Lit. all along you brother is policeman]

過來呀，我有啲嘢想同你講呀。粵
Come over here, I've got something I want to discuss with you.

我從來都沒去過日本。國
I have never been to Japan.

你喺邊一個國家來㗎？粵
Which country are you from?

我們來玩電腦遊戲吧! 國
Let's play video games!

聖誕節快來了國
It will be Christmas soon

遞樽鹽過來,唔該粵
Please pass me the salt

擰塊面過來! 粵
Turn your face this way!

他已經清醒過來國
He has regained consciousness

她用橙色的蠟筆來畫太陽國
She uses an orange crayon to draw the sun.
[來 here means "in order to" or "to". Marked as unsure: Can an editor please fix the jyutping?]

鴨子在池塘裡游來游去國
The ducks on the pond are swimming to and fro.
[The meaning of 游來游去 is discussed [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,74996,77053#msg-77053]here.[/url] ]

燦爛的未來。國
A bright future.

燦爛嘅未來。粵
A bright future.

我就喝自來水。國
I only drink water

如果你有事的話 , 就不要來了。國
Don't come if you're busy.

對於他這種地位的人來說, 這樣的行為是不莊重的。國
Such conduct is undignified for a person of his position.

呢棟大廈有自來水粵
This building has "self-arrived" ("running") water.

喺馬來西亞，未滿17歲嘅人唔准揸車。粵
In Malaysia, those who have not reached the age of 17 cannot (legally) drive.

你一個人能應付過來嗎? 國
Can you manage on your own?

他本來想在沿海城市工作國
At first he intended to work in a coastal city.

所謂專家原來係個學生粵
The so-called expert turned out to be a student.

他原本不想到這裡來國
He originally didn't want to come here.

我斷估咋，原來佢真係廿三歲粵
I was only making wild guesses. Didn't know he actually was 23 years old.

間餐廳嘅例湯賣來賣去都係嗰三幅被，重來冇新鮮啲嘅畀你試。粵
This restaurant always serves the same soups; there's never a new thing for you to try.

佢要嫁畀唐叔嘅仔你又唔肯，唔通要個女將來攝灶罅咩？粵
You disallow her despite her wanting to marry Ah Tong's son; don't tell me you want her to end up a spinster?

佢近來怪怪哋，一時就笑口吟吟，一時就鼓埋泡腮粵
She has been acting a little strange lately, one moment she is smiling sweetly, next moment she is grumpy

聽暇佢唔來點算呀？粵
What shall we do if he does not show up?

聽暇佢來你咪同佢講清楚囉！粵
You should settle it with him if he comes later!

唔怪之得廚房啲罐頭逐一逐樣噉唔見咗，原來係你鼠竊狗偷粵
No wonder the can foods in the kitchen has been disappearing one by one; so you are the one stealing them.

董先生偷拍女朋友的十來歲的女兒洗澡國
Mr. Dong is taking pictures of his girlfriend's teenage daughter bathing without her knowledge.

你再遲一點來的話我就要升天了! 國
Get here a second later and I'd be dead!

剛才媽媽大發雌威，我從來未見過佢噉粵
Mother was so angry just now that she was awesome; I have never seen her like this before.

乜得你咁氣來氣喘？粵
Why are you gasping?

我對你嘅未來有好高嘅期待粵
I have very high expectations for your future.

原來係噉，反而係我畀你嚇一跳添粵
On the contrary, it's me that's scared by you!
[Lit. Originally like that, on the contrary it's me by you scared (particle) 原來係噉 is a useful phrase with no readily translatable meaning. (At least not consistently.)]

我相信佢已經開始懷疑，內鬼原來係我粵
I believe he's already started to think that the mole was me all along.

等到差佬來，蚊都瞓啦！粵 ?!
[粵] paint will dry before the cops come! lit. to wait for the policeman to come, mosquitos would be asleep

近來傳出啲流言蜚語，話老闆畀人捉黃腳雞粵
Recently there has been all these slanderous tales about the boss being blackmailed for having some extra-marital affair.

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