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無家可歸

简无家可归 · 繁無家可歸

Mandarin · pinyin wú jiā kě guī

(idiom) homeless

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無: Look up this written character
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
歸: Look up this written character
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
归: guī · return; return to, revert to

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2–1–3–1 · wu2 jia1 ke3 gui1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou4 gaa1 ho2 gwai1

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(idiomatic) to wander about without a home to go back to; to be homeless

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