歸 (gwai1) — come together; converge; gather in Cantonese
gwaiˉ¹歸简 归
Mandarin Pinyin: gui1
Meaning of 歸
nouncome together; converge; gather
nounbelong to; rest with; be in charge
nounreturn; go back; give back to
noundivision on the abacus
Example Sentences with 歸
月尾之前所有借讀嘅書籍必須歸還圖書館。
All books are to be returned to the library before the end of the month.
geiˊ²幾siˎ₄時gwaiˉ¹歸kei4?期？
When is the return date?
gwaiˉ¹歸keiˎ₄期zoengˉ¹將gan6.近。
The return date is approaching.
gwaiˉ¹歸keiˎ₄期goiˊ²改zo2.咗。
The return date has been changed.
keoiˏ₅佢waaˍ₆話gwaiˉ¹歸keiˎ₄期meiˍ₆未ding6.定。
He said the return date is not set.
Words Containing 歸
歸結gwai1 git3
resolution
歸咎gwai1 gau3
to blame
歸屬gwai1 suk6
to be under the jurisdiction of
凱旋歸來hoi2 syun4 gwai1 loi4
triumphant return
返歸faan1 gwai1
rebound
歸根究底gwai1 gan1 gau3 dai2
in the final analysis (歸根結底)
歸途gwai1 tou4
the way home; homeward
實至名歸sat6 zi3 ming4 gwai1
fame follows merit
言歸於好jin4 gwai1 jyu1 hou2
make it up with sb; become reconciled
九九歸一gau2 gau2 gwai1 jat1
when all is said and done; in the last analysis; after all
歸國gwai1 gwok3
to go home (to one's native country); to return from abroad
回歸wui4 gwai1
to retrocede; retrocession (i.e. 香港回歸 = Hong Kong retrocession [from the British back to China on July 1997])
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