無家可歸

See also: 无家可归

Chinese

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home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools

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can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)

!to go back; to return |- !trad. (無家可歸) | 無 | 家 | 可 | 歸 |- !simp. (无家可归) | 无 | 家 | 可 | 归 |}

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wú jiā kě guī

(Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ gaa¹ ho² gwai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wú jiā kě guī
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wu jia kee guei
  - IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁴ gaa¹ ho² gwai¹
  - Yale: mòuh gā hó gwāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ gaa¹ ho² gwai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ ga¹ ho² guei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ kɑː⁵⁵ hɔː³⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

無家可歸

to wander about without a home to go back to; to be homeless
- 操聞報大驚曰：「兗州有失，使吾無家可歸矣，不可不亟圖之！」 [MSC, trad.]
  操闻报大惊曰：“兖州有失，使吾无家可归矣，不可不亟图之！” [MSC, simp.]
  From: c. 1330 - 1400: Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 11
  Cāo wén bào dà jīng yuē: “Yǎnzhōu yǒu shī, shǐ wú wújiākěguī yǐ, bùkě bù jí tú zhī!” [Pinyin]
  Cao was shocked when he heard the report, saying, "If Yanzhou is lost, I will no longer have a home to return to. I must come up with a plan and fast!"

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