無家可歸

See also: 无家可归

Chinese

		not have	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools	can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	to go back; to return
trad. (無家可歸)		無	家	可	歸
simp. (无家可归)		无	家	可	归

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wú jiā kě guī

(Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ gaa¹ ho² gwai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wú jiā kě guī
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wu jia kee guei
  - IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁴ gaa¹ ho² gwai¹
  - Yale: mòuh gā hó gwāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ gaa¹ ho² gwai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ ga¹ ho² guei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ käː⁵⁵ hɔː³⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

無家可歸

to wander about without a home to go back to; to be homeless
- 操聞報大驚曰：「兗州有失，使吾無家可歸矣，不可不亟圖之！」 [MSC, trad.]
  操闻报大惊曰：“兖州有失，使吾无家可归矣，不可不亟图之！” [MSC, simp.]
  From: c. 1330 - 1400: Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 11
  Cāo wén bào dà jīng yuē: “Yǎnzhōu yǒu shī, shǐ wú wújiākěguī yǐ, bùkě bù jí tú zhī!” [Pinyin]
  Cao was shocked when he heard the report, saying, "If Yanzhou is lost, I will no longer have a home to return to. I must come up with a plan and fast!"

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