粵

翻faan1嚟lai2

faan1 lai2faan1 lai4faan1 lei4faai1 lei4fān lí

English

  1. come back
  2. to come back; to return to a place, someone's home or hometown
  3. to have acquired; to have obtained

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 去你本身身處嘅地方、屋企、故鄉
  2. 喺動詞後面,表示得到咗

Examples

  • 網上睇返嚟

    saw online

  • 聽歌學返嚟

    learned from songs

  • 偷返嚟㗎?

    Was this stolen from someone?

  • 快啲返嚟啦。

    Come back soon.

  • 幾點返嚟呀?

    What time will you be back?

  • 聽返嚟嘅故事

    the stories I heard

  • 係買返嚟嘅。

    It was bought (as opposed to home-made).

  • 佢舊年返咗嚟香港。

    He came back to Hong Kong last year.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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