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Open the tool →其来有自 (qí lái yǒu zì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it has its origins”.
其来有自 is pronounced qí lái yǒu zì in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 其来有自 means “its coming has its own source”. It is used to mean “it has its origins”.
自:来由。事情的出现有原因,并非偶然