created reference approved 由来/由來 → 来源/來源 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
由来 / 由來 yóulái
来源 / 來源 láiyuán
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 由来/由來 → 原因 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
由来 / 由來 yóulái
原因 yuányīn
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 由来/由來 · yóulái · origin — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
由来 / 由來
yóulái
origin
The source or cause of something; how something started
由 (literal) → 由 · yóu · [reason] 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 由来/由來 · yóulái · since the beginning — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
由来 / 由來
yóulái
since the beginning
Used to describe a situation or state that has existed from the start up until the present; historically; traditionally
由 (literal) → 由 · yóu · from 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · since
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition