原來 (jyun4 loi4 | yuan2 lai2) : originally; actually; original

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原來

jyun4 loi4

yuan2 lai2

[1] originally; actually; as it turns out
[2] original; former | [粵]: also 原本

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 5,220,000

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

原來 / 原来

This word has been viewed 7494 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 16th Dec 2004 12:05 and last edited on 7th Dec 2008 19:28

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原 jyun4 - original; open country; pardon
來 loi4 - come; arrive; future

1 compounds containing this word:

原來如此 - so that's it; that explains it all

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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