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  faan1 faan2   jyutping
  fan3   pinyin
return; come/go back; restore


1. Jyutping faan1 is mostly used in colloquial context; faan2 is occasionally used in literary context
2. For the difference between and , see this link [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]
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Stroke count: 8
Level: 1
Radical: (#162)

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

This word has been viewed 22228 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th May 2013 05:39

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detail  faan1 uk1 kei5*2  fan3 wu1 qi3 = return home; go home
detail  faan1 gung1  fan3 gong1 = go to work; redo a job
detail  faan1 lai4 ; faan1 lei4   = to return
detail  haang4 faan1 zyun3 tau4  xing2 fan3 zhuan4 tou2 = to turn back
detail  daa2 faan1 zyun3 tau4  da3 fan3 zhuan4 tou2 = to turn back
detail  faan1 hoi1 lai4   = to come back towards the speaker but away from the object
detail  faan1 soeng5 lai4   = to come back up here
detail  faan1 jap6 lai4   = into...here again
detail  faan1 ceot1 lai4   = to come back out here
detail  faan1 maai4 lai4   = to come back towards the speaker and the object
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Showing 10 of 41 examples containing 返
detail audio 先生後日
Mr. Wong will be coming back the day after tomorrow.
detail audio 下個星期香港
I'm going back to Hong Kong next week.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131797]
detail audio 中意返學
I don't like to go to school.
detail audio 返屋企
I'm going home.
detail audio 我係今日返屋企
I returned home only today.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131851 ]
detail 幾時返嚟?
When are you coming back?
[the "when" is emphasized by 係 preceding it, and the use of the final particle 㗎. Pronouncing 㗎 as gaa2 would add a sense of reservation or doubt about the situation.]
detail audio 屋企
He went home.
[The final particle 嘞 here indicates a change of situation.]
detail 媽咪好似
Seems like Mum's back home!
[Lit. mum seems return-already come [particles]]
detail 好少
It's rare to see you back so early!
[Lit. so early return seldom have [particle]]
detail 唔使補習班
Don't you need to go to cram school?
[Lit. you no need return cram-class [particle]. Std. Chinese: 你不是要上補習班嗎?]
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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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