來〔来〕 loi⁴ {lái}

(adjective) 1. coming; 2. future;

來〔来〕 loi⁴ {lái}

1. to come
2. to arrive
3. to come round
4. ever since
5. next

來人〔来-〕 loi⁴ jan⁴ {lái rén}

it is a line used by a master to summon one's servant

來源〔来-〕 loi⁴ jyun⁴ {lái yuán}

(verb) Originate from/in/with

來歷〔来历〕 loi⁴ lik⁶ {lái lì}

(noun) Derivation

來路〔来-〕 loi⁴ lou⁶ {lái lù}

origin; background; path of approach/(Cantonese) foreign; imported

來檬〔来-〕 loi⁴ mung¹ {lái méng}

Key lime

來世〔来-〕 loi⁴ sai³ {lái shì}

Afterlife; Next Life

來勢〔来势〕 loi⁴ sai³ {lái shì}

seem to, the approaching situation

來頭〔来头〕 loi⁴ tau⁴ {láitóu}

(noun) Background (of someone)

來者〔来-〕 loi⁴ ze² {lái zhě}

whoever; one making an entry

來Ｍ〔来-〕 lei⁴ Ｍ {lái M}

(coll.) (of women) to get one's period

來賓〔来宾〕 loi⁴ ban¹ {lái bīn}

1. guest
2. visitor

來賓〔来宾〕 loi⁴ ban¹ {Lái bīn}

1. Laibin prefecture level city in Guangxi
2. Zhuang: Leizbingz

來朝〔来-〕 loi⁴ ciu⁴ {lái zhāo}

(literary) tomorrow (morning)

來潮〔来-〕 loi⁴ ciu⁴ {lái cháo}

1. (of water) to rise
2. rising tide
3. (of women) to get one's period

來得〔来-〕 loi⁴ dak¹ {lái de}

1. to emerge (from a comparison)
2. to come out as
3. to be competent or equal to

來電〔来电〕 loi⁴ din⁶ {lái diàn}

1. incoming telegram or telephone call
2. your telegram, telephone call, or message
3. to send a telegram or make a telephone call here (i.e. to the speaker)
4. to have instant attraction to sb
5. to have chemistry with sb
6. to come back (of electricity, after an outage)

來到〔来-〕 loi⁴ dou³ {lái dào}

1. to come
2. to arrive

來犯〔来-〕 loi⁴ faan⁶ {lái fàn}

to invade one's territory

來火〔来-〕 loi⁴ fo² {lái huǒ}

to get angry

來訪〔来访〕 loi⁴ fong² {lái fǎng}

to pay a visit

來鳳〔来凤〕 loi⁴ fung⁶ {Lái fèng}

Laifeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州, Hubei

來勁〔来劲〕 loi⁴ ging³ {lái jìn}

1. (dialect) to be full of zeal
2. high-spirited
3. exhilarating
4. to stir sb up

來講〔来讲〕 loi⁴ gong² {lái jiǎng}

1. as to
2. considering
3. for

來港〔来-〕 loi⁴ gong² {lái Gǎng}

to come to Hong Kong

來客〔来-〕 loi⁴ haak³ {lái kè}

guest

來函〔来-〕 loi⁴ haam⁴ {lái hán}

1. incoming letter
2. letter from afar
3. same as 来信

來看〔来-〕 loi⁴ hon³ {lái kàn}

1. to come and see
2. to see a topic from a certain point of view

來項〔来项〕 loi⁴ hong⁶ {lái xiang}

income

來鴻〔来鸿〕 loi⁴ hung⁴ {lái hóng}

incoming letter (literary)

來日〔来-〕 loi⁴ jat⁶ {lái rì}

1. future days
2. (literary) the next day
3. (old) past days

來由〔来-〕 loi⁴ jau⁴ {lái yóu}

1. reason
2. cause

來意〔来-〕 loi⁴ ji³ {lái yì}

one's purpose in coming

來義〔来义〕 loi⁴ ji⁶ {Lái yì}

Laiyi township in Pingtung County 屏東縣, Taiwan

來源〔来-〕 loi⁴ jyun⁴ {lái yuán}

1. source (of information etc)
2. origin

來臨〔来临〕 loi⁴ lam⁴ {lái lín}

1. to approach
2. to come closer

來歷〔来历〕 loi⁴ lik⁶ {lái lì}

1. history
2. antecedents
3. origin

來路〔来-〕 loi⁴ lou⁶ {lái lù}

1. incoming road
2. origin
3. past history

來文〔来-〕 loi⁴ man⁴ {lái wén}

1. received document
2. sent document

來年〔来-〕 loi⁴ nin⁴ {lái nián}

1. next year
2. the coming year

來安〔来-〕 loi⁴ on¹ {Lái ān}

Lai'an county in Chuzhou 滁州, Anhui

來勢〔来势〕 loi⁴ sai³ {lái shì}

momentum of sth approaching

來神〔来-〕 loi⁴ san⁴ {lái shén}

to become spirited

來生〔来-〕 loi⁴ sang¹ {lái shēng}

next life

來信〔来-〕 loi⁴ seon³ {lái xìn}

1. incoming letter
2. send a letter here

來示〔来-〕 loi⁴ si⁶ {lái shì}

(polite) your letter

來說〔来说〕 loi⁴ syut³ {lái shuō}

1. to have one's say
2. to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view)
3. now we come to talk about it, ...

來頭〔来头〕 loi⁴ tau⁴ {lái tóu}

1. cause
2. reason
3. interest
4. influence

來臺〔来台〕 loi⁴ toi⁴ {lái Tái}

to visit Taiwan (esp. from PRC)

來華〔来华〕 loi⁴ waa⁴ {lái huá}

1. to come to China
2. to settle in China (of a foreign national)

來往〔来-〕 loi⁴ wong⁵ {lái wǎng}

1. to come and go
2. to have dealings with
3. to be in relation with

來回〔来-〕 loi⁴ wui⁴ {lái huí}

1. to make a round trip
2. return journey
3. back and forth
4. to and fro
5. repeatedly

來襲〔来袭〕 loi⁴ zaap⁶ {lái xí}

1. to invade
2. (of a storm etc) to strike
3. to hit

來自〔来-〕 loi⁴ zi⁶ {lái zì}

1. to come from (a place)
2. From: (in email header)

來著〔来着〕 loi⁴ zoek⁶ {lái zhe}

auxiliary showing sth happened in the past

來路貨〔来-货〕 loi⁴ lou² fo³ {lái lù huò}

imported goods

來路嘢〔来--〕 loi⁴ lou⁶ je⁵ {lái lu yě}

Imported goods from foreign contries

來賓市〔来宾-〕 loi⁴ ban¹ si⁵ {Lái bīn shì}

1. Laibin prefecture level city in Guangxi
2. Zhuang: Leizbingz

來不得〔来--〕 loi⁴ bat¹ dak¹ {lái bu dé}

1. cannot allow (to be present)
2. cannot admit

來不及〔来--〕 loi⁴ bat¹ kap⁶ {lái bu jí}

1. there's not enough time (to do sth)
2. it's too late (to do sth)

來得及〔来--〕 loi⁴ dak¹ kap⁶ {lái de jí}

1. there's still time
2. able to do sth in time

來火兒〔来-儿〕 loi⁴ fo² ji⁴ {lái huǒ r}

to get angry

來福槍〔来-枪〕 loi⁴ fuk¹ coeng¹ {lái fú qiāng}

rifle (loanword)

來福線〔来-线〕 loi⁴ fuk¹ sin³ {lái fú xiàn}

rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun)

來復槍〔来复枪〕 loi⁴ fuk⁶ coeng¹ {lái fù qiāng}

1. rifle (loanword)
2. also written 來福槍

來復線〔来复线〕 loi⁴ fuk⁶ sin³ {lái fù xiàn}

rifling (spiral lines on inside of gun barrel imparting spin to the bullet)

來鳳縣〔来凤县〕 loi⁴ fung⁶ jyun⁶ {Lái fèng xiàn}

Laifeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州, Hubei

來義鄉〔来义乡〕 loi⁴ ji⁶ hoeng¹ {Lái yì xiāng}

Laii township in Pingtung County 屏東縣, Taiwan

來源於〔来-于〕 loi⁴ jyun⁴ jyu¹ {lái yuán yú}

to originate in

來硬的〔来--〕 loi⁴ ngaang⁶ dik¹ {lái yìng de}

1. to get tough
2. to use force

來安縣〔来-县〕 loi⁴ on¹ jyun⁶ {Lái ān xiàn}

Lai'an county in Chuzhou 滁州, Anhui

來蘇糖〔来苏-〕 loi⁴ sou¹ tong⁴ {lái sū táng}

lyxose (type of sugar)

來料加工〔来---〕 loi⁴ liu² gaa¹ gung¹ {lái liào jiā gōng}

processing on order with customer's provided material

來之不易〔来---〕 loi⁴ zi¹ bat¹ ji⁶ {lái zhī bù yì}

…Never come easy

來電顯示〔来电显-〕 loi⁴ din⁶ hin² si⁶ {lái diàn xiǎn shì}

caller ID

來去無蹤〔来-无踪〕 loi⁴ heoi³ mou⁴ zung¹ {lái qù wú zōng}

come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and leave without a trace

來鴻去燕〔来鸿--〕 loi⁴ hung⁴ heoi³ jin³ {lái hóng qù yàn}

lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move

來日方長〔来--长〕 loi⁴ jat⁶ fong¹ coeng⁴ {lái rì fāng cháng}

1. the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
2. We'll cross that bridge when we get there

來歷不明〔来历--〕 loi⁴ lik⁶ bat¹ ming⁴ {lái lì bù míng}

of unknown origin

來路不明〔来---〕 loi⁴ lou⁶ bat¹ ming⁴ {lái lù bù míng}

1. unidentified origin
2. no-one knows where it comes from
3. of dubious background

來龍去脈〔来龙-脉〕 loi⁴ lung⁴ heoi³ mak⁶ {lái lóng qù mài}

1. lit. mountain has a connecting pulse throughout like a dragon (idiom, from fengshui); sequence of events
2. pedigree
3. cause and effects
4. the whys and wherefores
5. where sth comes from and where it goes
6. ins and outs

來回來去〔来-来-〕 loi⁴ wui⁴ loi⁴ heoi³ {lái huí lái qù}

1. repeatedly
2. back and forth again and again

來者不拒〔来---〕 loi⁴ ze² bat¹ keoi⁵ {lái zhě bù jù}

1. to refuse nobody (idiom)
2. all comers welcome

來回來去地〔来-来--〕 loi⁴ wui⁴ loi⁴ heoi³ dei⁶ {lái huí lái qù de}

backwards and forwards

來而不往非禮也〔来----礼-〕 loi⁴ ji⁴ bat¹ wong⁵ fei¹ lai⁵ jaa⁵ {lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yě}

1. not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical)
2. to respond in kind

來無影，去無蹤〔来无---无踪〕 loi⁴ mou⁴ jing² ，heoi³ mou⁴ zung¹ {lái wú yǐng , qù wú zōng}

lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace

來得容易，去得快〔来-------〕 loi⁴ dak¹ jung⁴ ji⁶ ，heoi³ dak¹ faai³ {lái de róng yì , qù de kuài}

Easy come, easy go. (idiom)

來得早不如來得巧〔来----来--〕 loi⁴ dak¹ zou² bat¹ jyu⁴ loi⁴ dak¹ haau² {lái de zǎo bù rú lái de qiǎo}

1. arriving early can't beat coming at the right time
2. perfect timing

來者不善，善者不來〔来-------来〕 loi⁴ ze² bat¹ sin⁶ ，sin⁶ ze² bat¹ loi⁴ {lái zhě bù shàn , shàn zhě bù lái}

1. He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
2. Be careful not to trust foreigners.
3. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!

來說是非者，便是是非人〔来说---------〕 loi⁴ syut³ si⁶ fei¹ ze² ，bin⁶ si⁶ si⁶ fei¹ jan⁴ {lái shuō shì fēi zhě biàn shì shì fēi rén}

The man who comes to argue about the rights and wrongs is usually the wrong-doer himself