回家

Mandarin · pinyin huí jiā

Meanings

  1. to return home
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回
huí · return, turn around; a time
家
jiā · house, home, residence; family
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2–1 · hui2 jia1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

wui4 gaa1

Cantonese word readings for 回家. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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wui4 gaa1

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verb

  1. (intransitive) to return home; to go home; to come home
  2. (Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial) to get off work or classes

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