回老家

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	one's original or family home; one's native place; one's place of origin
simp. and trad. (回老家)		回	老家

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huí lǎojiā

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ lou⁵ gaa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: huí lǎojiā
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwei laojia
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wui⁴ lou⁵ gaa¹
  - Yale: wùih lóuh gā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ lou⁵ gaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴ lou⁵ ga¹
  - IPA ^(key): /wuːy̯²¹ lou̯¹³ käː⁵⁵/

Verb

回老家

(literally) to return to one's hometown
(figuratively, euphemistic, colloquial, humorous) to join one's ancestors; to pass away

Synonyms

(to pass away):

Synonyms of 回老家

㾀歹 (Min Nan)
上天 (shàngtiān) (euphemistic)
不在 (bùzài) (euphemistic)
亡故 (wánggù) (literary)
仙逝 (xiānshì) (euphemistic)
仙遊／仙游 (xiānyóu) (euphemistic)
作古 (zuògǔ) (literary, euphemistic)
做鬼 (zuòguǐ) (colloquial)
傾世／倾世 (qīngshì) (literary)
傾亡／倾亡 (qīngwáng) (literary)
凋謝／凋谢 (diāoxiè) (die of old age)
升天 (shēngtiān) (euphemistic)
即世 (jíshì) (literary)
去世 (qùshì)
喪命／丧命 (sàngmìng) (formal)
喪生／丧生 (sàngshēng) (euphemistic)
嗝屁 (gěpì) (Mandarin, vulgar, derogatory)
圓寂／圆寂 (yuánjì) (of Buddhist monks or nuns)
夭壽／夭寿 (yāoshòu) (die young)
夭壽死／夭寿死 (Min Nan, die young)
夭折 (yāozhé) (die young)
夭逝 (yāoshì) (literary, die young)
安息 (ānxī) (euphemistic)
安眠 (ānmián) (euphemistic)
斃命／毙命 (bìmìng) (pejorative)
早死 (zǎosǐ) (die young)
晏駕／晏驾 (yànjià) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
棄世／弃世 (qìshì) (literary)
歸天／归天 (guītiān) (euphemistic)
歸道山／归道山 (guī dàoshān) (literary, euphemistic)
死 (sǐ)
死亡 (sǐwáng) (formal)
死去 (sǐqù) (informal)

死掉 (sǐdiào) (informal)
死翹翹／死翘翘 (sǐqiàoqiào) (informal, humorous)
殞／殒 (yǔn) (archaic)
永眠 (yǒngmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
沒世／没世 (mòshì)
消忒 (Hakka, euphemistic)
無去／无去 (Min Nan)
物化 (wùhuà) (literary)
瓜 (guā) (Cantonese, slang, humorous)
百年 (bǎinián) (Min Nan)
百歲／百岁 (bǎisuì) (Min Nan)
百歲年老／百岁年老 (Min Nan)
翹辮子／翘辫子 (qiào biànzi) (informal, humorous)
老去 (Min Nan)
薨 (hōng) (Classical Chinese, of feudal lords or high officials)
蟯歹／蛲歹 (Min Nan, humorous)
蟯癱／蛲瘫 (Min Nan, humorous)
行去 (Min Nan, euphemistic)
行雞／行鸡 (Min Nan, humorous)
賓天／宾天 (bīntiān) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
走了 (zǒule) (euphemistic)
走去踮 (Min Nan, euphemistic)
辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary)
逝世 (shìshì)
過世／过世 (guòshì)
過身／过身 (guòshēn) (literary)
過面／过面 (Min Nan)
釘／钉 (dīng) (Cantonese, slang)
長山賣鴨卵／长山卖鸭卵 (Hakka, euphemistic)
長眠／长眠 (chángmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
離世／离世 (líshì) (euphemistic)
馬滴／马滴 (Min Nan)
駕崩／驾崩 (jiàbēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)

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