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未來

简未来 · 繁未來

Mandarin · pinyin wèi lái

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未: wèi · not yet; eighth earthly branch
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning

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4–2 · wei4 lai2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mei6 loi4

Cantonese word readings for 未來. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

(future) future

adj

(attributive) coming; approaching; pending

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