返屋企 (faan1 uk1 kei5*2 | fan3 wu1 qi3) : return home; go home

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返屋企

faan1 uk1 kei5*2

fan3 wu1 qi3

return home; go home. | Std. Chin.: 回家

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 53,200

This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

返屋企

This word was added by tym on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

Characters in this word:

返 faan1 faan2 - to go back, return to
屋 uk1 - house
企 kei5 kei5*2 hei3 - [v] hope; stand on tiptoe

Showing all 6 examples containing 返屋企

我返屋企粵
I'm going home.

我係今日返屋企嘅粵
I'm going home today.
[the "today" is emphasized by the use of 係 in front of it, and the use of the final particle 嘅. Pronouncing 嘅 as ge2 would add a sense of puzzlement about the situation.]

我哋可以去圖書館或者返屋企。粵
We can go to the library or perhaps go home.

我哋一係去圖書館一係返屋企。粵
We either go the the library or go home.

首先去圖書館，然後返屋企。粵
First go to the library, then afterwards go home.

你而家返屋企囉呵? 粵
You are going home now, aren't you?

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