歸宗

Chinese

		to go back; to return	school; sect; purpose school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; family
trad. (歸宗)		歸	宗
simp. (归宗)		归	宗

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guīzōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹ zung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guīzōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gueizong
    • Wade–Giles: kuei¹-tsung¹
    • Yale: gwēi-dzūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueitzong
    • Palladius: гуйцзун (gujczun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai¹ zung¹
    • Yale: gwāi jūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ dzung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ zung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

歸宗

1. to restore one's membership in a clan

Derived terms

• 萬法歸宗／万法归宗
• 老女歸宗／老女归宗
• 認祖歸宗／认祖归宗 (rènzǔguīzōng)