created sense approved 来由/來由 · láiyóu · reason — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
来由 / 來由
láiyóu
reason
cause, reason, or basis for something; origin, background, or antecedents of an event or thing
来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · future 由 (literal) → 由 · yóu · [reason]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition