败子回头 bàizǐhuítóu return of the prodigal son Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 败子 敗子 bàizǐ prodigal son A person who wastes family fortune or behaves irresponsibly; spendthrift; wastrel回头 回頭 huítóu to repent To have a change of heart or reform one's ways.