guī​cháo

to return to the nest

  • created sense approved 归巢/歸巢 · guī​cháo · to return to the nest — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    归巢 / 歸巢

    guī​cháo

    to return to the nest

    To return to a nest or hive; commonly used to describe birds or insects coming back at the end of the day

    归 (literal) → 归/歸 · guī · to return 巢 (literal) → 巢 · cháo · nest

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 归巢/歸巢 · guī​cháo · to return home — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    归巢 / 歸巢

    guī​cháo

    to return home

    To return home after being away for a long time; can also refer to finding a final place of belonging

    归 (literal) → 归/歸 · guī · to return 巢 (literal) → 巢 · cháo · nest

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

    created sense