"海歸" meaning in Chinese

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Noun

IPA: /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /hɔːi̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Sinological-IPA], /hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kui³³/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou], /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/, /hɔːi̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/, /hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kui³³/, /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: hǎiguī [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄟ [Mandarin, bopomofo], hoi² gwai¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], hái-kui, hǎiguī [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄟ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], hǎiguei [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hai³-kuei¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], hǎi-gwēi [Mandarin, Yale, standard], haeguei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], хайгуй [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], xajguj [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], hoi² gwai¹ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Jyutping], hói gwāi [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Yale], hoi² gwai¹ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Pinyin], hoi² guei¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong], hái-kui [Hokkien, POJ], hái-kui [Hokkien, Tai-lo], hay'kuy [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Etymology: Short for 海外歸來/海外归来 (hǎiwài guīlái) and homophonic pun of 海龜/海龟 (hǎiguī) Etymology templates: {{zh-etym-short|海外|歸來}} Short for 海外歸來/海外归来 (hǎiwài guīlái), {{zh-l|海龜}} 海龜/海龟 (hǎiguī) Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 海歸
  1. (neologism) haigui; an overseas returnee; one who has studied/lived overseas and returned to China Tags: neologism
    Sense id: en-海歸-zh-noun-~nWeKAWb Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese neologisms

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        "1": "海外",
        "2": "歸來"
      },
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      "name": "zh-etym-short"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "海龜"
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      "expansion": "海龜/海龟 (hǎiguī)",
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  "etymology_text": "Short for 海外歸來/海外归来 (hǎiwài guīlái) and homophonic pun of 海龜/海龟 (hǎiguī)",
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          "source": "w"
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      ],
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      "id": "en-海歸-zh-noun-~nWeKAWb",
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          "haigui",
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          "overseas"
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        [
          "returnee",
          "returnee"
        ],
        [
          "studied",
          "study"
        ],
        [
          "lived",
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          "returned",
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          "China",
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      ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hǎiguī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄟ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hoi² gwai¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "hái-kui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hǎiguī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄟ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hǎiguei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hai³-kuei¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hǎi-gwēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haeguei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хайгуй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xajguj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hoi² gwai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hói gwāi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hoi² gwai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hoi² guei¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔːi̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hái-kui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hái-kui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hay'kuy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kui³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔːi̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kui³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "海歸"
}
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        "haigui; an overseas returnee; one who has studied/lived overseas and returned to China"
      ],
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          "haigui",
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        ],
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          "studied",
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        ],
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          "China",
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        "(neologism) haigui; an overseas returnee; one who has studied/lived overseas and returned to China"
      ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hǎiguī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄟ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hoi² gwai¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "hái-kui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hǎiguī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄟ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hǎiguei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hai³-kuei¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hǎi-gwēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haeguei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хайгуй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xajguj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hoi² gwai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hói gwāi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hoi² gwai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hoi² guei¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔːi̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hái-kui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hái-kui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hay'kuy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kui³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔːi̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kui³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "海歸"
}

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