粵

自zi6來loi4

simp自来
zi6 loi4inferredzì lái

English

  1. from the beginning
  2. always
  3. to come of one's own accord

Examples

  • 當年我屋企人住租屋,喺後院,我喺啲沙度玩緊個椰子殼。 我另外想像緊佢哋係另一個星球嘅棲息地。 自來水變咗條河。

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 他亲自来了。

    He came in person.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 他週天獨自來。

    On Sunday he will come alone.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 不快樂不請自來。

    Unhappiness comes without being called.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 自來水管凍裂了。

    The water pipes froze and then burst.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 湯姆住的房子裡没有自來水。

    Tom lives in a house without running water.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, synthesized

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