返祖 fǎn zǔ ㄈㄢˇ ㄗㄨˇ faan2 zou2
- (biology) to exhibit atavism; to revert to ancestral traits
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返
- 往返 wǎng fǎn ㄨㄤˇ ㄈㄢˇ wong5 faan2 to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip
- 返回 fǎn huí ㄈㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ faan2 wui4 to return to
- 返还 返還 fǎn huán ㄈㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ faan2 waan4 restitution
- 重返 chóng fǎn ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄢˇ cung4 faan2 to return to
- 回返 huí fǎn ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄢˇ wui4 faan2 to return
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- 地返 dì fǎn ㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄢˇ dei6 faan2 floor monitor; foldback speaker; wedge monitor
- 复返 復返 fù fǎn ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄢˇ fuk6 faan2 to come back
- 折返 zhé fǎn ㄓㄜˊ ㄈㄢˇ zit3 faan2 to turn back
- 耳返 ěr fǎn ㄦˇ ㄈㄢˇ ji5 faan2 in-ear monitor (abbr. for 耳机返听系统) (contrasted with 地返)
- 返利 fǎn lì ㄈㄢˇ ㄌㄧˋ faan2 lei6 dealer incentive
- 返国 返國 fǎn guó ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ faan2 gwok3 to return to one's country
- 返场 返場 fǎn chǎng ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄤˇ faan2 coeng4 to do an encore
- 返家 fǎn jiā ㄈㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄚ faan2 gaa1 to return home
- 返岗 返崗 fǎn gǎng ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄤˇ faan2 gong1 to resume one's former position (after being laid off)
- 返工 fǎn gōng ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄥ faan2 gung1 to do poorly done work over again
- 返校 fǎn xiào ㄈㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ faan2 gaau3 to return to school
- 返港 fǎn Gǎng ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄤˇ faan2 gong2 to return to Hong Kong
- 返潮 fǎn cháo ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄠˊ faan2 ciu4 (of clothing, furniture, walls etc) to get damp (by absorbing moisture from the air or the ground)
- 返现 返現 fǎn xiàn ㄈㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ faan2 jin6 (neologism c. 2009) to give a cashback reward to a consumer
- 返程 fǎn chéng ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ faan2 cing4 return trip
祖
- 祖传 祖傳 zǔ chuán ㄗㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ zou2 cyun4 passed on from ancestors
- 祖先 zǔ xiān ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zou2 sin1 ancestors; forebears
- 祖国 祖國 zǔ guó ㄗㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zou2 gwok3 motherland
- 祖宗 zǔ zōng ㄗㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄥ zou2 zung1 ancestor
- 祖母 zǔ mǔ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ zou2 mou5 father's mother; paternal grandmother
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- 祖父 zǔ fù ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ zou2 fu6 father's father
- 祖籍 zǔ jí ㄗㄨˇ ㄐㄧˊ zou2 zik6 ancestral hometown
- 外祖母 wài zǔ mǔ ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ ngoi6 zou2 mou5 mother's mother
- 外祖父 wài zǔ fù ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ ngoi6 zou2 fu6 maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)
- 佛祖 Fó zǔ ㄈㄛˊ ㄗㄨˇ fat6 zou2 Buddha
- 先祖 xiān zǔ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˇ sin1 zou2 (literary) my deceased grandfather
- 叔祖 shū zǔ ㄕㄨ ㄗㄨˇ suk1 zou2 grandfather's younger brother
- 太祖 tài zǔ ㄊㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ taai3 zou2 Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)
- 始祖 shǐ zǔ ㄕˇ ㄗㄨˇ ci2 zou2 primogenitor
- 妈祖 媽祖 Mā zǔ ㄇㄚ ㄗㄨˇ maa1 zou2 Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia
- 家祖 jiā zǔ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄨˇ gaa1 zou2 (polite) my paternal grandfather
- 师祖 師祖 shī zǔ ㄕ ㄗㄨˇ si1 zou2 teacher of one's teacher (esp. in a lineage)
- 彭祖 Péng Zǔ ㄆㄥˊ ㄗㄨˇ paang4 zou2 Peng Zu (legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years)
- 曾祖 zēng zǔ ㄗㄥ ㄗㄨˇ zang1 zou2 great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather)
- 正祖 Zhèng zǔ ㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄨˇ zing3 zou2 Jeonjo (1752-1800), 22nd king of Korean Joseon dynasty
Idioms with these characters
- 返老还童 返老還童 fǎn lǎo huán tóng ㄈㄢˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ faan2 lou5 waan4 tung4 to recover one's youthful vigor
- 积重难返 積重難返 jī zhòng nán fǎn ㄐㄧ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄢˇ zik1 cung5 naan4 faan2 ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard
- 迷不知返 mí bù zhī fǎn ㄇㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄈㄢˇ mai4 bat1 zi1 faan2 to go astray and to not know how to get back on the right path (idiom)