歸還

See also: 归还 and 帰還

Chinese

		to go back; to return	pay back; return; also pay back; return; also; in addition; more; still; else; yet; (not) yet
trad. (歸還)		歸	還
simp. (归还)		归	还

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guīhuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹ waan⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kui-hoân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guīhuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gueihuán
    • Wade–Giles: kuei¹-huan²
    • Yale: gwēi-hwán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueihwan
    • Palladius: гуйхуань (gujxuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯än³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai¹ waan⁴
    • Yale: gwāi wàahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ waan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ wan⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ waːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kui-hoân
    • Tâi-lô: kui-huân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kui'hoaan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kui⁴⁴⁻²² huan²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kui³³ huan²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui⁴⁴⁻²² huan¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kui⁴⁴⁻³³ huan²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui⁴⁴⁻³³ huan²³/

Verb

歸還

1. to give back to someone; to return to owner
2. (literary) to return

   • 鳥南飛，鳥南返，鳥兒比翼何日再歸還。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     鸟南飞，鸟南返，鸟儿比翼何日再归还。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1962, 《鳳閣恩仇未了情》

     niu⁵ naam⁴ fei¹, niu⁵ naam⁴ faan², niu⁵ ji⁴ bei² jik⁶ ho⁴ jat⁶ zoi³ gwai¹ waan⁴. [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

• 退 (tuì)
• 退出 (tuìchū)
• 退還／退还 (tuìhuán)

 

Related terms

• 償還／偿还 (chánghuán)