huí​niáng​jia

to return to one's parental home

  • created sense approved 回娘家 · huí​niáng​jia · to return to one's parental home — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    回娘家

    huí​niáng​jia

    to return to one's parental home

    (of a married woman) to return to her parents' home to visit relatives

    huí​niáng​jiā

    回, 娘家

    回 (literal) → 回 · huí · to return 娘家 (literal) → 娘家 · niáng​jia · parents' home of a married woman

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 回娘家 · huí​niáng​jia · to return to one's old haunts — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    回娘家

    huí​niáng​jia

    to return to one's old haunts

    to revisit a place where one used to live, work, or study; often used to express a sense of warmth or nostalgia

    huí​niáng​jiā

    回, 娘家

    回 (literal) → 回 · huí · to return 娘家 (literal) → 娘家 · niáng​jia · original home

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense