得來速

See also: 得来速

Chinese

		to acquire; to seek out; very	fast; rapid; quick
trad. (得來速)		得來	速
simp. (得来速)		得来	速
Literally: “to obtain quickly”.

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English drive-through.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): déláisù

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄙㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: déláisù
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄙㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: déláisù
    • Wade–Giles: tê²-lai²-su⁴
    • Yale: dé-lái-sù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: derlaisuh
    • Palladius: дэлайсу (dɛlajsu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɤ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ su⁵¹/

Noun

得來速

1. drive-in (theatre)
2. drive-through (restaurant)