自來 [－来]

Jyutping zi6 loi4
Pinyin zì lái

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. from the beginning
  2. always
  3. to come of one's own accord
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv, literary
    all along; in the first place
  2. adj, attributive
    spontaneous; self-generated
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他亲自来了。
    他親自來了。
    tā qīn zì lái le 。
    • He came in person.
  2. Mandarin
    我觉得自己像是不请自来似的。
    我覺得自己像是不請自來似的。
    wǒ jué de zì jǐ xiàng shì bù qǐng zì lái shì de 。
    • I felt as if I were an uninvited guest.
  3. Mandarin
    你们是独自来这儿的吗？
    你們是獨自來這兒的嗎？
    nǐ men shì dú zì lái zhè er de ma ？
    • Did you come here alone?
  4. Mandarin
    不快乐不请自来。
    不快樂不請自來。
    bù kuài lè bù qǐng zì lái 。
    • Unhappiness comes without being called.
  5. Mandarin
    他周天独自来。
    他週天獨自來。
    tā zhōu tiān dú zì lái 。
    • On Sunday he will come alone.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    离岛有啲村冇自来水供应。
    離島有啲村冇自來水供應。
    lei4 dou2 jau5 di1 cyun1 mou5 zi6 loi4 seoi2 gung1 jing3.
    • Some villages in the outlying islands have no tap water supply.
  2. Cantonese
    香港嘅自来水有加氟化物，可以预防蛀牙。
    香港嘅自來水有加氟化物，可以預防蛀牙。
    hoeng1 gong2 ge3 zi6 loi4 seoi2 jau5 gaa1 fat1 faa3 mat6, ho2 ji5 jyu6 fong4 zyu3 ngaa4.
    • In Hong Kong, fluorides are added into tap water to prevent tooth decay.
  3. Cantonese
    人地宴会，佢不请自来，无人理佢，唯有自己玩手机。
    人地宴會，佢不請自來，無人理佢，唯有自己玩手機。
    jan4 dei6 jin3 wui6, keoi5 bat1 cing2 zi6 loi4, mou5 jan4 lei5 keoi5, wai4 jau5 zi6 gei2 waan2 sau2 gei1
    • They threw a dinner party and he showed up without being invited. Nobody paid attention to him, so all he could do was play on his phone.