以來

See also: 以来

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	to come
trad. (以來)		以	來
simp. (以来)		以	来

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐlái

(Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ loi⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yî-lòi
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): í-lâi

(Teochew, Peng'im): in² lai⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǐlái
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yyilai
  - IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ laɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁵ loi⁴
  - Yale: yíh lòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ loi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ loi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ lɔːy̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yî-lòi
  - Hakka Romanization System: i´ loiˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi¹ loi²
  - IPA: /i²⁴ loi̯¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yî-lòi
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)i´ loiˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi¹ loi²
  - IPA: /(j)i²⁴ loi̯¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: í-lâi
  - Tâi-lô: í-lâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ylaai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laɪ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laɪ²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: in² lai⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: íⁿ lâi
  - IPA ^(key): /ĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ lai⁵⁵/

Postposition

以來

since; for (starting from a period of time)
自1910年以來 / 自1910年以来 ― zì yījiǔyīlíng nián yǐlái ― since 1910

長期以來 / 长期以来 ― chángqī yǐlái ― for a long time

自古以來 / 自古以来 ― zìgǔ yǐlái ― since ancient times

立春以來 / 立春以来 ― lìchūn yǐlái ― since the beginning of spring

畢業以來 / 毕业以来 ― bìyè yǐlái ― since graduation

有生以來 / 有生以来 ― yǒushēng yǐlái ― since (I) was born
- 刊行以來，這本書在港、臺及世界各地的華人中始終擁有廣大的讀者群。 [MSC, trad.]
  刊行以来，这本书在港、台及世界各地的华人中始终拥有广大的读者群。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1965: Pai Hsien-yung, Taipei People, Editor's Preface
  Kānxíng yǐlái, zhè běn shū zài Gǎng, Tái jí shìjiè gèdì de huárén zhōng shǐzhōng yōngyǒu guǎngdà de dúzhěqún. [Pinyin]
  Since publication, this book has acquired a large readership in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Chinese communities the world over.

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 以嚟

Derived terms

有史以來／有史以来 (yǒushǐyǐlái)

有生以來／有生以来 (yǒushēngyǐlái)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (以來):

→ Japanese: 以來 (いらい) (irai)
→ Korean: 이래 (以來, irae)
→ Vietnamese: dĩ lai (以來)

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