聽來 [听来]

Jyutping ting1 loi4
Pinyin tīng lái

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc)
  2. to ring (true)
  3. to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression)
  4. to hear from somewhere
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right, etc.), to ring (true), to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression), to hear from somewhere
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我听来听去也听不到一分五十八秒左右的那个和弦是甚么和弦，有人可以帮帮我吗？
    我聽來聽去也聽不到一分五十八秒左右的那個和弦是甚麼和弦，有人可以幫幫我嗎？
    wǒ tīng lái tīng qù yě tīng bu dào yī fēn wǔ shí bā miǎo zuǒ yòu de nà ge hé xián shì shèn me hé xián ， yǒu rén kě yǐ bāng bāng wǒ ma ？
    • I can't quite figure out what that chord around 1:58 is. Can somebody help me out?
  2. Mandarin
    这名字听来耳熟。
    這名字聽來耳熟。
    zhè míng zi tīng lái ěr shú 。
    • The name rang a bell in me.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    这话出自你的口，听来令人奇怪。
    這話出自你的口，聽來令人奇怪。
    zhè huà chū zì nǐ de kǒu ， tīng lái lìng rén qí guài ．
    • This sounds strange in your mouth.
  2. Mandarin
    他知道诸如打工、做生意、求职、炒鱿鱼这种种而今听来十分耳熟的字眼吗？
    他知道諸如打工、做生意、求職、炒魷魚這種種而今聽來十分耳熟的字眼嗎？
    tā zhī dào zhū rú dǎ gōng ， zuò shēng yi ， qiú zhí ， chǎo yóu yú zhè zhǒng zhǒng ér jīn tīng lái shí fēn ěr shú de zì yǎn ma ？
    • Does he know those words very familiar to the ear when he hears them now, such as working on a temporary job, doing business, seeking employment, or getting fired?