回娘家

Chinese

		to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam	married woman's parents' home
simp. and trad. (回娘家)		回	娘家

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huí niángjiā

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ noeng⁴ gaa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: huí niángjiā → huí niángjia (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚ → ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄧㄤˊ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwei niang.jia
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵/ → /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯a̠³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wui⁴ noeng⁴ gaa¹
  - Yale: wùih nèuhng gā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ noeng⁴ gaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴ nêng⁴ ga¹
  - IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²¹ nœːŋ²¹ kaː⁵⁵/

Verb

回娘家

(of a married woman) to return to her parents' home for a visit
(figuratively) to return to one's old place, former job, etc.

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