返 faan² {fǎn}

to return (to)

返畀 faan¹ bei² {fǎn bì}

to give back

返工 faan¹ gung¹ {fǎn gōng}

to go to work

返學〔-学〕 faan¹ hok⁶ {fǎn xué}

(verb) to go to school

返夜 faan¹ je⁶ {fǎn yè}

to work on the night shift

返來〔-来〕 faan¹ lai⁴ {fǎn lái}

to come back; to return

返生 faan¹ saang¹ {fǎn shēng}

to revive

返歸〔-归〕 faan² gwai¹ {fǎn guī}

going home (spoken)

返去 faan² heoi³ {fǎn qù}

going back (spoken)

返嚟 faan² lai² {fǎn lí}

come back here (spoken)

返青 faan² cing¹ {fǎn qīng}

1. (of plants) to turn green again
2. to revegetate

返程 faan² cing⁴ {fǎn chéng}

return journey (e.g. home)

返點〔-点〕 faan² dim² {fǎn diǎn}

1. sales bonus
2. affiliate reward
3. rebate
4. commission

返家 faan² gaa¹ {fǎn jiā}

to return home

返崗〔-岗〕 faan² gong¹ {fǎn gǎng}

1. to resume one's former position
2. to return to work

返港 faan² gong² {fǎn Gǎng}

to return to Hong Kong

返國〔-国〕 faan² gwok³ {fǎn guó}

to return to one's country

返鄉〔-乡〕 faan² hoeng¹ {fǎn xiāng}

to return to one's home town

返航 faan² hong⁴ {fǎn háng}

to return to the point of departure

返利 faan² lei⁶ {fǎn lì}

1. dealer incentive
2. sales bonus
3. rebate

返臺〔-台〕 faan² toi⁴ {fǎn Tái}

to return to Taiwan

返還〔-还〕 faan² waan⁴ {fǎn huán}

1. restitution
2. return of something to its original owner
3. remittance

返回 faan² wui⁴ {fǎn huí}

1. to return to
2. to come (or go) back

返頭嫁〔-头-〕 faan¹ tau⁴ gaa³ {fǎn tóu jià}

(of a woman) to remarry

返頭婆〔-头-〕 faan¹ tau⁴ po² {fǎn tóu pó}

a remarried women

返屋企 faan¹ uk¹ kei² {fǎn wū qǐ}

to go back home

返轉頭〔-转头〕 faan¹ zyun³ tau⁴ {fǎn zhuǎn tóu}

to turn back

返銷糧〔-销粮〕 faan² siu¹ loeng⁴ {fǎn xiāo liáng}

grain bought by the state and resold to areas undergoing a grain shortage

返券黃牛〔--黄-〕 faan² hyun³ wong⁴ ngau⁴ {fǎn quàn huáng niú}

"shopping coupon scalper", sb who sells unwanted or returned shopping coupons to others for a profit

返老還童〔--还-〕 faan² lou⁵ waan⁴ tung⁴ {fǎn lǎo huán tóng}

1. to recover one's youthful vigor
2. to feel rejuvenated (idiom)

返璞歸真〔--归-〕 faan² pok³ gwai¹ zan¹ {fǎn pú guī zhēn}

1. to return to one's true self
2. to regain the natural state

返還占有〔-还--〕 faan² waan⁴ zim³ jau⁵ {fǎn huán zhàn yǒu}

repossession

返去舊時嗰度〔--旧时--〕 faan¹ heoi³ gau⁶ si⁴ go² dou⁶ {fǎn qù jiù shí g5? dù}

to go back to the old place; to go back to the old times