原來 (jyun4 loi4) — originally; actually; as it turns out in Cantonese
jyunˎ₄原loiˎ₄來简 原来
Mandarin Pinyin: yuan2 lai2
Meaning of 原來
nounoriginally; actually; as it turns out
nounoriginal; former | [粵]: also 原本
Example Sentences with 原來
所謂專家原來係個學生
The so-called expert turned out to be a student.
我斷估咋，原來佢真係廿三歲
I was only making wild guesses. Didn't know he actually was 23 years old.
唔怪之得廚房啲罐頭逐一逐樣噉唔見咗，原來係你鼠竊狗偷
No wonder the can foods in the kitchen has been disappearing one by one; so you are the one stealing them.
jyun4loi4原hai6gam2,來faan2ji4係haiˍ₆噉，ngoˏ₅反beiˊ²而neiˏ₅係haak3jat1tiu3我timˉ¹畀你嚇一跳添
On the contrary, it's me that's scared by you!
原來你哥哥係差人
Your brother was a policeman all along!
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