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打道回府

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ dào huí fǔ

to go home (in a ceremonial procession)
to return home

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
回: huí · return, turn around; a time
府: fǔ · prefecture; prefect; government

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3–4–2–3 · da3 dao4 hui2 fu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daa2 dou6 wui4 fu2

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(archaic) to return home in a ceremonial procession (usually used in the imperative).
(idiomatic) to return home.

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