海歸

See also: 海归

Chinese

		ocean; sea	to go back; to return
trad. (海歸)		海	歸
simp. (海归)		海	归

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hǎiguī

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi² gwai¹
Min Nan (POJ): hái-kui

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: hǎiguī
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haeguei
  - IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    海歸／海归
    海龜／海龟
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: hoi² gwai¹
  - Yale: hói gwāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi² gwai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi² guei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    海歸／海归
    海龜／海龟
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-kui
  - Tâi-lô: hái-kui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hay'kuy
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /haɪ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kui³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /haɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁴⁴/

Noun

海歸

(neologism) an overseas returnee; one who has studied/lived overseas and returned to China

See also

海龜／海龟 (hǎiguī)

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