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榮歸故里

简荣归故里 · 繁榮歸故里

Mandarin · pinyin róng guī gù lǐ

to return home with honor

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故: gù · ancient, old; reason, because
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
荣: róng · glory, honor; flourish, prosper
归: guī · return; return to, revert to

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2–1–4–3 · rong2 gui1 gu4 li3

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wing4 gwai1 gu3 lei5

Cantonese word readings for 榮歸故里. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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