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復歸

简复归 · 繁復歸

Mandarin · pinyin fù guī

to return
to come back

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复: fù · return; repeat; repeatedly
归: guī · return; return to, revert to

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4–1 · fu4 gui1

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verb

(archaic) to restore someone to the throne
(archaic) to return something

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