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如来
rúlái
Main
English Definitiontathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)
Simplified Script如来
Traditional Script如來
Pinyinrúlái
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)jyu4loi4
Word Decomposition
as; as if; such as
láito come; to arrive; to come round; ever since; next

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Words With Same Head Word    
如果rúguǒif; in case; in the event that
如此rúcǐin this way; so
如下rúxiàas follows
如意rúyìas one wants; according to one's wishes; ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune
如何rúhéhow; what way; what
Words With Same Tail Word    
后来hòuláiafterwards; later
本来běnláioriginal; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
原来yuánláioriginal; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out
带来dàiláito bring; to bring about; to produce
从来cóngláialways; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
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