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English

1. to return to
2. (verb) 1. Revert back; for HongKongese, the word "回歸" always refers to Hong Kong回歸 reverts back to China in July 1., 1997.
3. to return; to restore to a former state
4. to retreat
5. specifically, the "return" of Hong Kong to China in 1997 or that of Macau to China in 1999; the handover
6. regression (statistics)

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 返去原本嘅狀態
2. 特指香港主權喺1997年移交中國一事（九七），或者澳門主權喺1999年移交中國一事

Examples

• 回歸自由

  to return to freedom

• 回歸自然

  to return to the nature ----

• 香港回歸紀念日

  Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day

• 有一首关于澳门回归的歌很好听。

  There's a really good song about Macau's return to Chinese rule.

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