將來

See also: 将来

Chinese

	a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use	to come
trad. (將來)	將	來
simp. (将来)	将	来
Literally: “(that which) will come”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiānglái

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤㄌㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng¹ loi⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chiông-lòi

(Hailu, HRS): ziong^ˋ loi
Eastern Min (BUC): ciŏng-lài
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiong-lâi / chiang-lâi
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹cian-le

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiānglái
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤㄌㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jianglái
  - Wade–Giles: chiang¹-lai²
  - Yale: jyāng-lái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianglai
  - Palladius: цзянлай (czjanlaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoeng¹ loi⁴
  - Yale: jēung lòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng¹ loi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêng¹ loi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chiông-lòi
  - Hakka Romanization System: jiong^ˊ loi^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: jiong¹ loi²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯oŋ²⁴ loi̯¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziong^ˋ loi
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sioŋ⁵³ loi⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ciŏng-lài
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡suoŋ⁵⁵ ^(l-)nˡai⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiong-lâi
  - Tâi-lô: tsiong-lâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cionglaai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lai²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lai²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lai²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɔŋ³³ lai²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiang-lâi
  - Tâi-lô: tsiang-lâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cianglaai
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lai¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹cian-le
  - MiniDict: cian^平 le
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹jian-le
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiã⁵⁵ le²¹/

Middle Chinese: tsjang loj

Rime
Character	將	來
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	精 (13)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)	咍 (41)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	即良切	洛哀切
Baxter	tsjang	loj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sɨɐŋ/	/lʌi/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡siɐŋ/	/ləi/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡siɑŋ/	/lɒi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sɨaŋ/	/ləj/
Li Rong	/t͡siaŋ/	/lᴀi/
Wang Li	/t͡sĭaŋ/	/lɒi/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡si̯aŋ/	/lɑ̆i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiāng	lái
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zoeng¹	loi⁴

Noun

將來

future
展望將來／展望将来 ― zhǎnwàng jiānglái ― to look ahead to the future

美好的將來／美好的将来 ― měihǎo de jiānglái ― a bright future

你將來想去哪？／你将来想去哪？ ― Nǐ jiānglái xiǎng qù nǎ? ― Where do you want to go in the future?

在不遠的將來／在不远的将来 ― zài bù yuǎn de jiānglái ― in the near future

我現在唯一掛心的，就是你們的將來。 [MSC, trad.]
我现在唯一挂心的，就是你们的将来。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ xiànzài wéiyī guàxīn de, jiùshì nǐmen de jiānglái. [Pinyin]
The only thing I'm worried about right now is your future.

Synonyms

未來／未来 (wèilái)

Derived terms

將來時 / 将来时 (jiāngláishí)
將來時制 / 将来时制 (jiānglái shízhì)
將來時態 / 将来时态 (jiānglái shítài)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (將來):

→ Japanese: 将(しょう)来(らい) (shōrai)
→ Korean: 장래(將來) (jangnae)
→ Vietnamese: tương lai (將來)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
將	來
しょう Jinmeiyō	らい Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 將來 – see the following entry.

【将来しょうらい】

[noun] the future

[noun] future prospects

[adverb] in the future

(This term, 將來, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
將	來

Noun

將來 • (jangnae) (hangeul 장래)

hanja form^? of 장래 (“the future”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
將	來

Noun

將來

chữ Hán form of tương lai (“the future”).