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來 (loi4) — used after a verb to indicate the result in Cantonese

loiˎ₄來
简 来
Mandarin Pinyin: lai2

Meaning of 來

nounused after a verb to indicate the result
nounfor; in; during; over
nouncome; arrive; occur | [antonym] 去
nounfuture; coming; next
nounvariant of 嚟
nounused after more than one numeral to list the point

Example Sentences with 來

過來呀，我有啲嘢想同你講呀。
Come over here, I've got something I want to discuss with you.
我從來都沒去過日本。
I have never been to Japan.
我來自美國。
I'm from the United States.
燦爛的未來。
A bright future.
燦爛嘅未來。
A bright future.
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Words Containing 來

來說loi4 syut3
interpret a topic from a certain point of view [粵]: 嚟講
古來gu2 loi4
old-time
飛來蜢fei1 loi4 maang2
unexpected positive event that benefits people
本來bun2 loi4
original; true; natural
來歷不明loi4 lik6 bat1 ming4
of unknown origin
來人loi4 jan2
bearer; messenger; incoming envoy; person(s) coming
看起來hon3 hei2 loi4
looks as if (based on what is known so far)
如來jyu4 loi4
Buddha
原來jyun4 loi4
originally; actually; as it turns out
日來jat6 loi4
recently; of late; in the past few days
𦧲出來loe1 ceot1 lai4
to spit [something] out | Std. Chinese: 吐出來
山雨欲來風滿樓saan1 jyu5 juk6 loi4 fung1 mun5 lau4
before a big storm there's signs pointing to what is about to come - the wind blowing through a tower precedes the storm in the mountains

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