回南

Chinese

		to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam	south
simp. and trad. (回南)		回	南

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ naam⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hê-lâm / hêr-lâm / hôe-lâm

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wui⁴ naam⁴
    • Yale: wùih nàahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ naam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴ nam⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²¹ naːm²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hê-lâm
    • Tâi-lô: hê-lâm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: helaam
    • IPA (Xiamen): /he²⁴⁻²² lam²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêr-lâm
    • Tâi-lô: hêr-lâm
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hə²⁴⁻²² lam²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôe-lâm
    • Tâi-lô: huê-lâm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoelaam
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hue¹³⁻²² lam¹³/

Verb

回南

1. (Southern Min) to blow from the south (of wind, indicating a change of cold to hot weather)

Synonyms

• 回南風／回南风

Noun

回南

1. (Cantonese, Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) warm and humid weather (in the rainy season in southern China)

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 水南天, 南風天／南风天 (nánfēngtiān), 回南天 (huínántiān)