# 返嚟
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): faan$^1$ lai$^4$ / faan$^1$ lei$^4$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: faan$^1$ lai$^4$ / faan$^1$ lei$^4$
*** Yale: fāan làih / fāan lèih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: faan$^1$ lai$^4$ / faan$^1$ lei$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fan$^1$ lei$^4$ / fan$^1$ léi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /faːn⁵⁵ lɐi̯²¹/, /faːn⁵⁵ lei̯²¹/

### Verb

返嚟
* (Cantonese) to come back
       zai$^{2-4}$ zai$^2$ gam$^3$ je$^6$ dou$^1$ mei$^6$ faan$^1$ lai$^4$ , ngo$^5$ jau$^5$ di$^1$ daam$^1$ sam$^1$. [Jyutping]
       It's so late at night, and my son hasn't come back yet. I'm a bit worried.
* (Cantonese, after another verb) (to come or bring) back (towards the speaker, by means of the other verb)
       zek$^3$ ngau$^4$ haang$^4$ gan$^2$ faan$^1$ lai$^4$ . [Jyutping]
       The cow is walking back [towards the speaker].
       ngo$^5$ ji$^4$ po$^4$ hai$^2$ daai$^6$ luk$^6$ ling$^1$ zo$^2$ di$^1$ ling$^4$ sik$^6$ faan$^1$ lai$^4$ sung$^3$ bei$^2$ ngo$^5$ dei$^6$. [Jyutping]
       My great-aunt brought some snacks back from Mainland China as a gift to us.
       sai$^3$ lou$^2$ daai$^3$ zo$^2$ keoi$^5$ go$^3$ neoi$^5$ pang$^4$ jau$^5$ faan$^1$ lai$^4$ . [Jyutping]
       My younger brother brought his girlfriend back [home].
* (Cantonese, after another verb) to obtain; to gain (by means of the other verb)
       kam$^4$ jat$^6$ faat$^3$ jin$^6$ ni$^1$ go$^3$ gaau$^3$ sau$^6$ go$^3$ hok$^6$ wai$^{6-2}$ jyun$^4$ loi$^4$ hai$^6$ ngaak$^1$ faan$^1$ lai$^4$ gaa$^3$. [Jyutping]
       Yesterday, they found out that this professor got his degree fraudulently.
       ngo$^5$ di$^1$ zung$^1$ man$^{4-2}$ hai$^2$ din$^6$ si$^6$ kek$^6$ hok$^6$ faan$^1$ lai$^4$ gaa$^3$. [Jyutping]
       I learned my Chinese from TV dramas.
       nei$^5$ hai$^2$ bin$^1$ dou$^6$ teng$^1$ faan$^1$ lai$^4$ gaa$^3$? [Jyutping]
       Where did you hear that?

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 歸來 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 回來, 歸來 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 回來 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 回來 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 回來 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 回來 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 回來 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 回來 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 回來 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 回來 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 轉來 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 轉來 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 回來 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 返嚟 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 返嚟 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 返來 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 返嚟 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 返嚟 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 轉來 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 轉來 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 轉來 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 轉來 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 轉來 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 轉來 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 轉來 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 轉來 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 轉來 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 轉來 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 轉來 |
| Hakka | Changting | 轉來 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 歸來 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 轉來 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 轉來 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 歸來 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 轉來 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 歸來 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 轉來 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 轉來 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 歸來 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 轉來 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 轉來 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 轉來, 轉 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 轉來 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 轉來 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 轉 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 轉來 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 轉來 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 回來 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 轉來 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 轉來, 倒來 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 轉來, 倒來 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 倒來 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 轉來 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 轉來 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 轉來 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 斡來, 倒來, 翻來 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 轉來 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 轉來 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 轉來 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 轉來 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 轉來 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 轉來 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 轉來 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 回來, 轉來, 回轉來 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 轉來 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 轉來 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 走來 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 轉來 |