guī​níng

to visit one's parents

归宁 歸寧 guī//níng
to visit one's parents
(literary) of a married woman, to return to her natal home to visit her parents; often specifically used for a bride's first visit home three days after her wedding
to return home
(literary, of a man away for a long time) to return home to visit one's parents
to return to rule
(archaic) of a feudal lord, to return to their state and care for their subjects after an audience with the Son of Heaven

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