回歸
Chinese
to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam |
to go back; to return | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (回歸/迴歸) | 回/迴 | 歸 | |
| simp. (回归) | 回 | 归 | |
| anagram | 歸回／归回 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): wui4 gwai1
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): huei2 gui1
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: huíguī
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huéiguei
- Wade–Giles: hui2-kuei1
- Yale: hwéi-gwēi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweiguei
- Palladius: хуэйгуй (xuejguj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wui4 gwai1
- Yale: wùih gwāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: wui4 gwai1
- Guangdong Romanization: wui4 guei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /wuːi̯²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: huei2 gui1 [Phonetic: huei5 gui1]
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: hói-gui
- Sinological IPA (key): /huei¹³⁻¹¹ kui⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: huei2 gui1 [Phonetic: huei5 gui1]
- Sinological IPA (key): /huei²⁴⁻²¹ kui⁵⁴⁴/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hê-kui
- Tâi-lô: hê-kui
- Phofsit Daibuun: he'kuy
- IPA (Taipei): /he²⁴⁻¹¹ kui⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôe-kui
- Tâi-lô: huê-kui
- Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'kuy
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue²³⁻³³ kui⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: huê5 gui1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huê kui
- Sinological IPA (key): /hue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kui³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Verb
回歸
- to return (to the original place, organisation, etc.); to retreat
- (mathematics) to regress
Synonyms
- (to return):
Dialectal synonyms of 回 (“to return; to come/go back”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 回, 歸 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 回, 返回, 回歸 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 回 |
| Taiwan | 回 | |
| Malaysia | 回 | |
| Singapore | 回 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 轉, 回 |
| Guilin | 回 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 返 |
| Hong Kong | 返 | |
| Macau | 返 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 返 | |
| Taishan | 返 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 返 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 返 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 轉 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 轉 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 歸 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 轉 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 轉 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 轉 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 轉 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 轉 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 轉 |
| Singapore (Fuqing) | 轉 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 轉, 倒 |
| Quanzhou | 轉 | |
| Zhangzhou | 轉 | |
| Zhao'an | 轉 | |
| Taipei | 轉 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 轉 | |
| Kaohsiung | 轉 | |
| Yilan | 轉 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 轉 | |
| Taichung | 轉 | |
| Tainan | 轉 | |
| Hsinchu | 轉 | |
| Kinmen | 轉 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 轉 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 轉 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 轉 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 倒 | |
| Chaozhou | 轉 | |
| Shantou | 轉 | |
| Haifeng | 轉 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 轉 | |
| Wenchang | 轉 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 轉 | |
| Wu | Ningbo | 回, 轉 rare |
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 回 | 歸 |
| かい Grade: 2 |
き Hyōgai |
| kan'on | on'yomi |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 回歸 – see the following entry. | ||
| ||
| (This term, 回歸, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) |
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 回 | 歸 |
Noun
回歸 • (hoegwi) (hangeul 회귀)
- hanja form? of 회귀 (“regression”)