海歸

See also: 海归

Chinese

		Short for 海外 (hǎiwài)	to go back; to return
trad. (海歸)		海	歸
simp. (海归)		海	归

Etymology

Short for 海外歸來／海外归来 (hǎiwài guīlái) and homophonic pun of 海龜／海龟 (hǎiguī)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hǎiguī

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi² gwai¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hái-kui

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hǎiguī
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǎiguei
    • Wade–Giles: hai³-kuei¹
    • Yale: hǎi-gwēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haeguei
    • Palladius: хайгуй (xajguj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: hoi² gwai¹
    • Yale: hói gwāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi² gwai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi² guei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 海歸／海归 海龜／海龟

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-kui
    • Tâi-lô: hái-kui
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hay'kuy
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kui³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁴⁴/

Noun

海歸

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