回娘家 huíniángjia to return to one's parental home Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents huíniángjia to return to one's parental home 回 huí verb to return to return to a place; to go back or come back娘家 niángjia parents' home of a married woman a married woman's family or her parents' home, in contrast to her husband's family home 婆家 pójiahuíniángjia to return to one's old haunts 回 huí verb to return to return to a place; to go back or come back娘家 niángjia original home one's original unit, department, or organization that provides support or backing to a person who has moved on