粵

歸gwai1寧ning4

simp归宁
gwai1 ning4guī níng

English

  1. (literary) (of a married woman) to visit one's parents
  2. (of married women) to go back maiden family

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 即係返外家

Examples

  • 歸寧宴

    banquet for newly married woman on the day she goes back maiden family

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

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