Chinese edit

to go back; to return
 
according to; depend on; near to
according to; depend on; near to; (Eastern Min) kinship prefix
trad. (歸依)
simp. (归依)
anagram 依歸依归

Pronunciation edit



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (28) (34)
Final () (21) (20)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter kjw+j 'j+j
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kʉi/ /ʔɨi/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʷɨi/ /ʔɨi/
Shao
Rongfen
/kiuəi/ /ʔiəi/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kuj/ /ʔɨj/
Li
Rong
/kiuəi/ /ʔiəi/
Wang
Li
/kĭwəi/ /ĭəi/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kwe̯i/ /ʔe̯i/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
guī
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gwai1 ji1

Verb edit

歸依

  1. (religion) Original form of 皈依 (guīyī, “to be converted to”).
  2. (literary) to rely on

Synonyms edit

  • (to rely on):

Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (歸依):
  • Japanese: 帰依(きえ) (kie)
  • Korean: 귀의(歸依) (gwiui)