粵

探taam3親can1

simp探亲
taam3 can1tàn qīn

English

  1. to go home to visit one's family
  2. to visit one's family or relatives
  3. to go out-of-town or return to one's home town or ancestral home to pay a visit to one's family or relatives

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 去外地或者返自己嘅原居地、鄉下,探屋企人、親戚

Examples

  • 去美國探親

    to visit one's family in the United States

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

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