海归 海歸
海归 海歸 hǎi guī ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄟ hoi2 gwai1
- sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龟 海龜 hǎi guī ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄟ )
- to return to China after a period of study or work overseas
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海
- 下海 xià hǎi ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ haa6 hoi2 to go out to sea
- 大海 dà hǎi ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ daai6 hoi2 sea
- 沿海 yán hǎi ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ jyun4 hoi2 coastal
- 海啸 海嘯 hǎi xiào ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ hoi2 siu3 tsunami
- 海域 hǎi yù ㄏㄞˇ ㄩˋ hoi2 wik6 sea area
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- 海报 海報 hǎi bào ㄏㄞˇ ㄅㄠˋ hoi2 bou3 poster
- 海外 hǎi wài ㄏㄞˇ ㄨㄞˋ hoi2 ngoi6 overseas; abroad
- 海岸 hǎi àn ㄏㄞˇ ㄢˋ hoi2 ngon6 coastal
- 海峡 海峽 hǎi xiá ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ hoi2 haap6 strait; channel
- 海底 hǎi dǐ ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˇ hoi2 dai2 seabed; seafloor; bottom of the ocean
- 海拔 hǎi bá ㄏㄞˇ ㄅㄚˊ hoi2 bat6 height above sea level
- 海水 hǎi shuǐ ㄏㄞˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ hoi2 seoi2 seawater
- 海洋 hǎi yáng ㄏㄞˇ ㄧㄤˊ hoi2 joeng4 ocean
- 海浪 hǎi làng ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄤˋ hoi2 long6 sea wave
- 海滨 海濱 hǎi bīn ㄏㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄣ hoi2 ban1 shore
- 海滩 海灘 hǎi tān ㄏㄞˇ ㄊㄢ hoi2 taan1 beach
- 海湾 海灣 hǎi wān ㄏㄞˇ ㄨㄢ hoi2 waan1 bay
- 海盗 海盜 hǎi dào ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄠˋ hoi2 dou6 pirate
- 海绵 海綿 hǎi mián ㄏㄞˇ ㄇㄧㄢˊ hoi2 min4 (zoology) sea sponge
- 海藻 hǎi zǎo ㄏㄞˇ ㄗㄠˇ hoi2 zou2 seaweed
归 歸
- 回归 回歸 huí guī ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄟ wui4 gwai1 to return to
- 归来 歸來 guī lái ㄍㄨㄟ ㄌㄞˊ gwai1 loi4 to return
- 归宿 歸宿 guī sù ㄍㄨㄟ ㄙㄨˋ gwai1 suk1 place to return to
- 归属 歸屬 guī shǔ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄕㄨˇ gwai1 suk6 to belong to
- 归纳 歸納 guī nà ㄍㄨㄟ ㄋㄚˋ gwai1 naap6 to sum up
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- 归结 歸結 guī jié ㄍㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gwai1 git3 to sum up; to conclude; to put in a nutshell
- 归还 歸還 guī huán ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄢˊ gwai1 waan4 to return sth
- 改邪归正 改邪歸正 gǎi xié guī zhèng ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄥˋ goi2 ce4 gwai1 zing3 to mend one's ways (idiom)
- 归根到底 歸根到底 guī gēn dào dǐ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ gwai1 gan1 dou3 dai2 after all
- 无家可归 無家可歸 wú jiā kě guī ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄨㄟ mou4 gaa1 ho2 gwai1 (idiom) homeless
- 九归 九歸 jiǔ guī ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄟ gau2 gwai1 abacus division rules (using a single-digit divisor)
- 于归 于歸 yú guī ㄩˊ ㄍㄨㄟ jyu4 gwai1 (literary) (of a girl) to marry
- 划归 劃歸 huà guī ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄟ waak6 gwai1 to incorporate
- 复归 復歸 fù guī ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄟ fuk6 gwai1 to return
- 晚归 晚歸 wǎn guī ㄨㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄟ maan5 gwai1 to return late; to come home late
- 东归 東歸 dōng guī ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄟ dung1 gwai1 lit. to return east
- 荣归 榮歸 róng guī ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄟ wing4 gwai1 to return home with honor
- 归仁 歸仁 Guī rén ㄍㄨㄟ ㄖㄣˊ gwai1 jan4 Gueiren, a district in Tainan 台南, Taiwan
- 归位 歸位 guī wèi ㄍㄨㄟ ㄨㄟˋ gwai1 wai2 to put sth back where it belongs
- 归并 歸併 guī bìng ㄍㄨㄟ ㄅㄧㄥˋ gwai1 bing3 to put together
Idioms with these characters
- 百川归海 百川歸海 bǎi chuān guī hǎi ㄅㄞˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄞˇ baak3 cyun1 gwai1 hoi2 all things tend in one direction (idiom)
- 碧海青天 bì hǎi qīng tiān ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ bik1 hoi2 cing1 tin1 green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade
- 沧海桑田 滄海桑田 cāng hǎi sāng tián ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ ㄙㄤ ㄊㄧㄢˊ cong1 hoi2 song1 tin4 lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom)
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- 沧海一粟 滄海一粟 cāng hǎi yī sù ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ ㄧ ㄙㄨˋ cong1 hoi2 jat1 suk1 lit. one grain floating on the ocean (idiom)
- 沧海遗珠 滄海遺珠 cāng hǎi yí zhū ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ ㄧˊ ㄓㄨ cong1 hoi2 wai4 zyu1 undiscovered talent (idiom)
- 曾经沧海 曾經滄海 céng jīng cāng hǎi ㄘㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ cang4 ging1 cong1 hoi2 lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom)
- 醋海生波 cù hǎi shēng bō ㄘㄨˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄛ cou3 hoi2 sang1 bo1 lit. waves on a sea of vinegar
- 大海捞针 大海撈針 dà hǎi lāo zhēn ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄠ ㄓㄣ daai6 hoi2 laau4 zam1 lit. to fish a needle from the sea
- 刀山火海 dāo shān huǒ hǎi ㄉㄠ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄞˇ dou1 saan1 fo2 hoi2 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
- 道山学海 道山學海 dào shān xué hǎi ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄢ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ dou6 saan1 hok6 hoi2 mountain of Dao, sea of learning (idiom); learning is as high as the mountains, as wide as the seas
- 不醉不归 不醉不歸 bù zuì bù guī ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄟ bat1 zeoi3 bat1 gwai1 lit. to not go home until drunk (idiom)
- 改邪归正 改邪歸正 gǎi xié guī zhèng ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄥˋ goi2 ce4 gwai1 zing3 to mend one's ways (idiom)
- 归根究底 歸根究底 guī gēn jiū dǐ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄉㄧˇ gwai1 gan1 gau3 dai2 (idiom) in the final analysis
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- 归心似箭 歸心似箭 guī xīn sì jiàn ㄍㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gwai1 sam1 ci5 zin3 with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)
- 涓滴归公 涓滴歸公 juān dī guī gōng ㄐㄩㄢ ㄉㄧ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄨㄥ gyun1 dik6 gwai1 gung1 every drop returns to the public good (idiom); not one penny is misused
- 落叶归根 落葉歸根 luò yè guī gēn ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ lok6 jip6 gwai1 gan1 lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom)
- 满载而归 滿載而歸 mǎn zài ér guī ㄇㄢˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄦˊ ㄍㄨㄟ mun5 zoi2 ji4 gwai1 (idiom) to return from a rewarding journey
- 命归黄泉 命歸黃泉 mìng guī Huáng quán ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ming6 gwai1 wong4 cyun4 lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黄泉 (idiom)
- 铩羽而归 鎩羽而歸 shā yǔ ér guī ㄕㄚ ㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄍㄨㄟ saat3 jyu5 ji4 gwai1 (idiom) to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions