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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
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西來庵 西来庵 [Xi1 lai2 an1] /Xilai Temple (Tainan, Taiwan)/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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Other forms in these source records: 西來庵
to come / (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) / hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[]) / ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[]) / for the past (amount of time) / (prefix) the coming ... / the next ... (as in 來世|来世[]) / (between two verbs) in order to / (after a round number) approximately / (used after 得[] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[], or after 不[] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[])
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