歸 (gwai1 | gui1 ) : return; come together; belong to

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歸

gwai1

gui1

[1] return; go back; give back to
[2] come together; converge; gather
[3] belong to; rest with; be in charge
[6] division on the abacus

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Stroke count: 18

Level: 3

Radical: 止 (#77)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

歸 / 归

This word has been viewed 8613 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Jun 2010 05:30

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歸竇 gwai1 dau3 gui1 dou4 = pass away; die

歸去 gwai1 heoi3 gui1 qu4 = return

歸類 gwai1 leoi6 = to categorize; categorization

回歸 wui4 gwai1 hui2 gui1 = [1] to regress; regression; [2] to retrocede; retrocession

歸根到底 gwai1 gan1 dou3 dai2 gui1 gen1 dao4 di3 = in the final analysis

歸納 gwai1 naap6 gui1 na4 = to conclude

歸結 gwai1 git3 gui1 jie2 = to sum up

歸還 gwai1 waan4 gui1 huan2 = to return

改邪歸正 goi2 ce4 gwai1 zing3 gai3 xie2 gui1 zheng4 = to turn over a new leaf

歸心 gwai1 sam1 gui1 xin1 = converted to (religion)

歸一 gwai1 jat1 = normalizing

歸屬 gwai1 suk6 gui1 shu3 = to be under the jurisdiction of

總歸 zung2 gwai1 = after all; anyhow; eventually

歸位 gwai1 wai6 = homing (returns to a known position)

歸根 gwai1 gan1 = in the end (fail, succeed, etc.)

歸西 gwai1 sai1 = to die, pass away (lit., "go west" to the dead)

返歸 faan1 gwai1 fan3 gui1 = return home; go home; rebound 粵

歸入 gwai1 jap6 gui1 ru4 = to assign (to a class); to classify as; to include

歸心者 gwai1 sam1 ze2 gui1 xin1 zhe3 = religious convert

歸納法 gwai1 naap6 faat3 gui1 na4 fa3 = [log.] induction

歸罪 gwai1 zeoi6 gui1 zui4 = to blame someone

歸順 gwai1 seon6 gui1 shun4 = submission

回歸中國 wui4 gwai1 zung1 gwok3 hui2 gui1 zhong1 guo2 = to return to China (e.g. Hong Kong)

無家可歸 mou4 gaa1 ho2 gwai1 wu2 jia1 ke3 gui1 = homeless

歸於 gwai1 jyu1 gui1 yu2 = ascribe to, ascription

終歸 zung1 gwai1 zhong1 gui1 = eventually; in the end; after all

回歸祖國 wui4 gwai1 zou2 gwok3 = reunited with the Motherland

歸國 gwai1 gwok3 gui1 guo2 = to go home (to one's native country); to return from abroad

歸向 gwai1 hoeng3 gui1 xiang4 = to turn toward

歸根究底 gwai1 gan1 gau3 dai2 gui1 gen1 jiu4 di3 (Taiwan), gui1 gen1 jiu1 di3 (PRC) = in the final analysis (歸根結底)

回歸線 wui4 gwai1 sin3 hui2 gui1 xian4 = tropic (geographical demarcation line)

九九歸一 gau2 gau2 gwai1 jat1 jiu3 jiu3 gui1 yi1 = when all is said and done; in the last analysis; after all

言歸於好 jin4 gwai1 jyu1 hou2 yan2 gui1 yu2 hao3 = make it up with sb; become reconciled

百年歸老 baak3 nin4 gwai1 lou5 = after an elderly person dies (lit., "100 years returns the old")

歸宿 gwai1 suk1 gui1 su4 = a home to return to; end result

歸心似箭 gwai1 sam1 ci5 zin3 = want to go home as soon as possible

言歸正傳 jin4 gwai1 zing3 zyun6 yan2 gui1 zheng4 zhuan4 = to come back to our story; to return to the subject

九出十三歸 gau2 ceot1 sap6 saam1 gwai1 = money lending rule: lend 90% of the amount and expect to have 130% returned

歸功 gwai1 gung1 gui1 gong1 = to contribute; to give credit

殊途同歸 syu4 tou4 tung4 gwai1 shu1 tu2 tong2 gui1 = different means to an end

完壁歸趙 jyun4 bik1 gwai1 ziu6 wan2 bi4 gui1 zhao4 = return goods to owner in its original, perfect condition

歸屬感 gwai1 suk6 gam2 gui1 shu3 gan3 = sense of belonging

物歸原主 mat6 gwai1 jyun4 zyu2 wu4 gui1 yuan2 zhu3 = return sth. to it's original owner

滿載而歸 mun5 zoi3/2 ji4 gwai1 man3 zai4 er2 gui1 = return with fruitful results; come back from a rewarding journey

凱旋而歸 hoi2 syun4 ji4 gwai1 kai3 xuan2 er2 gui1 = return in triumph

凱旋歸來 hoi2 syun4 gwai1 loi4 kai3 xuan2 gui1 lai2 = triumphant return

緝拿歸案 cap1 naa4 gwai1 on3 ji1 na2 gui1 an4 = to apprehend; to bring sb. to justice

衆望所歸 zung3 mong6 so2 gwai1 zhong4 wang4 suo3 gui1 = someone or sth. to whom every one places there hope in

血本無歸 hyut3 bun2 mou4 gwai1 xue4 ben3 wu2 gui1 = receive nothing in for one's hard-earned savings or investments; to lose one's life savings due to bankruptcy etc.

福有攸歸 fuk1 jau5 jau4 gwai1 fu2 you3 you1 gui1 = one will be repaid for his good deeds; blessings belong to those who deserve it

罪有攸歸 zeoi6 jau5 jau4 gwai1 zui4 you3 you1 gui1 = the guilty will be punished; a crime has it\'s perpetrator

歸咎 gwai1 gau3 = to blame

歸隊 gwai1 deoi6*2 gui1 dui4 = rejoin one's unit

本利歸還 bun2 lei6 gwai1 waan4 ben3 li4 gui1 huan2 = to return in principal and interest; to take revenge to the full

歸檔 gwai1 dong2 gui1 dang4 = file away; put a document in the correct place for storage in a filing system

息勞歸主 sik1 lou4 gwai1 zyu2 xi1 [PRC] xi2 [TW] lao2 gui1 zhu3 = rest from one's labor and return to God (said of deceased at Christian funerals)

歸期 gwai1 kei4 gui1 qi1 (PRC) qi2 (TW) = date of return; return date

歸途 gwai1 tou4 gui1 tu2 = the way home; homeward

歸化 gwai1 faa3 gui1 hua4 = naturalization

歸家 gwai1 gaa1 gui1 jia1 = return home 國

當歸 dong1 gwai1 = Chinese angelica

北回歸線 bak1 wui4 gwai1 sin3 bei3 hui2 gui1 xian4 = the Tropic of Cancer

歸仁鄉 gwai1 jan4 hoeng1 gui1 ren2 xiang1 = Kueijen (village in Taiwan)

香港回歸 hoeng1 gong2 wui4 gwai1 = the return of Hong Kong to China in 1997

同歸於盡 tung4 gwai1 jyu1 zeon6 tong2 gui1 yu2 jin4 = to die together with your opponent

南回歸線 naam4 wui4 gwai1 sin3 nan2 hui2 gui1 xian4 = [geography] the tropic of Capricorn

歸依三寶 gwai1 ji1 saam1 bou2 gui1 yi1 san1 bao3 = I take refuge in the three jewels

歸依 gwai1 ji1 gui1 yi1 = Buddhist baptism

回歸測試 wui4 gwai1 cak1 si3 = Regression Testing

賓至如歸 ban1 zi3 jyu4 gwai1 bin1 zhi4 ru2 gui1 = to feel at home although one is a guest; a home away from home

鎩羽而歸 saat3 jyu5 ji4 gwai1 sha1 yu3 er2 gui1 = return frustrated and downtrodden after being defeated

于歸之喜 jyu4 gwai1 zi1 hei2 yu2 gui1 zhi1 xi3 = the happy occasion of a wedding

歸隱 gwai1 jan2 gui1 yin3 = retreat to one's native town and live in seclusion

實至名歸 sat6 zi3 ming4 gwai1 shi2 zhi4 ming2 gui1 = fame follows merit

好物沉歸底 hou2 mat6 cam4 gwai1 dai2 hao3 wu4 chen2 gui1 di3 = the best fish swim near the bottom

Showing 1 example containing 歸

月尾之前所有借讀嘅書籍必須歸還圖書館。粵
All books are to be returned to the library before the end of the month.

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