自來熟

Chinese

Etymology

		all along; in the first place; spontaneous all along; in the first place; spontaneous; self-generated	familiar; skilled; ripe familiar; skilled; ripe; done; cooked
trad. (自來熟)		自來	熟
simp. (自来熟)		自来	熟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìlaíshóu, zìláishú

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄡˊ, ㄗˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄨˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìlaíshóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhláishóu
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-lai²-shou²
    • Yale: dz̀-lái-shóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhlaishour
    • Palladius: цзылайшоу (czylajšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìláishú
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhláishú
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-lai²-shu²
    • Yale: dz̀-lái-shú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhlaishwu
    • Palladius: цзылайшу (czylajšu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ʂu³⁵/

Noun

1. a person with great social skills or an easygoing personality; someone who can blend in easily in a new place;
2. (derogatory) someone with no sense of social boundaries

Adjective

1. used to describe a stranger who feels automatically familiar, as if they are an old friend