东归
dōng guī
Pinyin

Definition

东归
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dōng guī
  1. lit. to return east
  2. fig. to return to one's homeland

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

广东
Guǎng dōng
  1. 1 Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[Yuè], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州
东
Dōng
  1. 1 surname Dong
东方
Dōng fāng
  1. 1 the East
  2. 2 the Orient
  3. 3 two-character surname Dongfang
东西
dōng xī
  1. 1 east and west
归
Guī
  1. 1 surname Gui
中东
Zhōng dōng
  1. 1 Middle East
丹东
Dān dōng
  1. 1 Dandong prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
  1. 1 to go separate ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to part ways with sb
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
同归于尽
tóng guī yú jìn
  1. 1 to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes
  2. 2 to take sb down with oneself
  3. 3 to end in mutual destruction
启东
Qǐ dōng
  1. 1 Qidong county level city in Nantong 南通[Nán tōng], Jiangsu
回归
huí guī
  1. 1 to return to
  2. 2 to retreat
  3. 3 regression (statistics)
安东尼
Ān dōng ní
  1. 1 Anthony (name)
实至名归
shí zhì míng guī
  1. 1 fame follows merit (idiom)
山东
Shān dōng
  1. 1 Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[Lǔ], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[Jǐ nán]
山东省
Shān dōng Shěng
  1. 1 Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[Lǔ], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[Jǐ nán]
广东人
Guǎng dōng rén
  1. 1 Cantonese (people)
广东省
Guǎng dōng shěng
  1. 1 Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[Yuè], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州
广东话
Guǎng dōng huà
  1. 1 Cantonese language
惠东
Huì dōng
  1. 1 Huidong county in Huizhou 惠州[Huì zhōu], Guangdong
房东
fáng dōng
  1. 1 landlord

Idioms (20)

不醉不归
bù zuì bù guī
  1. 1 to not go home until drunk (idiom)
  2. 2 let's make a night of it!
付之东流
fù zhī dōng liú
  1. 1 to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
借东风
jiè dōng fēng
  1. 1 lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use sb's help
只欠东风
zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
  1. 1 all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
  1. 1 to go separate ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to part ways with sb
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
命归黄泉
mìng guī Huáng quán
  1. 1 lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huáng quán] (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to die
  3. 3 to meet one's end
夜不归宿
yè bù guī sù
  1. 1 to stay out all night (idiom)
失之东隅，收之桑榆
shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú
  1. 1 to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
  2. 2 to compensate later for one's earlier loss
  3. 3 what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
完璧归赵
wán bì guī Zhào
  1. 1 lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner
实至名归
shí zhì míng guī
  1. 1 fame follows merit (idiom)
拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
  1. 1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
  2. 2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī
  1. 1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
  2. 2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
改邪归正
gǎi xié guī zhèng
  1. 1 to mend one's ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to turn over a new leaf
早出晚归
zǎo chū wǎn guī
  1. 1 to leave early and return late (idiom)
东倒西歪
dōng dǎo xī wāi
  1. 1 to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
  2. 2 to sway
  3. 3 (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
东兔西乌
dōng tù xī wū
  1. 1 lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the passage of time
东奔西走
dōng bēn xī zǒu
  1. 1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
  2. 2 to bustle about
  3. 3 to hopscotch
  4. 4 also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dōng pǎo xī diān]
东奔西跑
dōng bēn xī pǎo
  1. 1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
  2. 2 to bustle about
东家长西家短
dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn
  1. 1 to gossip (idiom)
东山再起
dōng shān zài qǐ
  1. 1 lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback

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