本来 vs 原来

本来 = originally, the plan before reality (我本来应该读一下这本书); 原来 can mean "originally" too, but only it delivers the "aha, I see" discovery (原来如此).

本来本來

běnlái ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ

original; originally; at first

我本来应该读一下这本书。

Of course I should read this book.

原来原來

yuánlái ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ

original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out

你的家长原来很爱我们.

Your parents used to really love us.

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