歸化

Chinese

		to go back; to return	to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform
trad. (歸化)		歸	化
simp. (归化)		归	化

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guīhuà

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹ faa³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kui-hòa

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guīhuà
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gueihuà
    • Wade–Giles: kuei¹-hua⁴
    • Yale: gwēi-hwà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueihuah
    • Palladius: гуйхуа (gujxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai¹ faa³
    • Yale: gwāi fa
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ faa³
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ fa³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ faː³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kui-hòa
    • Tâi-lô: kui-huà
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kui'hoax
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kui⁴⁴⁻²² hua²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kui³³ hua⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui⁴⁴⁻²² hua²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kui⁴⁴⁻³³ hua¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui⁴⁴⁻³³ hua²¹/

Verb

歸化

1. to surrender and pay allegiance to
2. to assimilate
3. (of a foreigner) to naturalize; to be admitted to the citizenship of another country

   • 國民黨殘軍幫助泰國政府平息邊境的叛亂，為維護泰國邊境安全做出了巨大的犧牲。按照協定，泰國政府正式於1984年批准他們在泰國北部定居，當年歸化泰籍13728人。 [MSC, trad.]
     国民党残军帮助泰国政府平息边境的叛乱，为维护泰国边境安全做出了巨大的牺牲。按照协定，泰国政府正式于1984年批准他们在泰国北部定居，当年归化泰籍13728人。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 陈晓锦, 肖自辉 (2019) 泰国华人社区的汉语方言, Guangzhou: 世界图书出版广东有限公司, →ISBN, page 7

     Guómíndǎng cánjūn bāngzhù Tàiguó zhèngfǔ píngxī biānjìng de pànluàn, wèi wéihù tàiguó biānjìng ānquán zuòchū le jùdà de xīshēng. Ànzhào xiédìng, tàiguó zhèngfǔ zhèngshì yú 1984 nián pīzhǔn tāmen zài Tàiguó běibù dìngjū, dāngnián guīhuà Tài jí 13728 rén. [Pinyin]

     The remnant troops of the Kuomintang assisted the Thai government in suppressing rebellions along its borders and made heavy sacrifices for maintaining the border security of Thailand. Per an agreement, in 1984, the Thai government officially permitted them to settle in northern Thailand. In that year, 13,728 people naturalized as Thai citizens.

4. (translation studies) to domesticate

   趙元任譯的《阿麗思漫遊奇境記》屬於「歸化翻譯」。 [MSC, trad.]
   赵元任译的《阿丽思漫游奇境记》属于「归化翻译」。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhào Yuánrèn yì de “Ālìsī Mànyóu Qíjìngjì” shǔyú “guīhuà fānyì”. [Pinyin]

   Chao Yuen Ren's translation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a domesticated translation.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “domesticate”): 異化／异化 (yìhuà)

Derived terms

• 歸化族 / 归化族 (guīhuàzú)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (歸化):

• → Japanese: 帰化(きか) (kika)
• → Korean: 귀화(歸化) (gwihwa)

Proper noun

歸化

1. (～城) Guihua (one of the two towns that merged to form Guisui, or modern Hohhot in Inner Mongolia)
2. (～縣) Old name for 明溪 (Míngxī, “Mingxi County, Fujian”).

See also

• 歸綏／归绥 (Guīsuí)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
歸	化
き Hyōgai	か Grade: 3
on'yomi	kan'on

For pronunciation and definitions of 歸化 – see the following entry.

【帰化きか】 [noun] the process of taking citizenship in a foreign country; naturalization [verb] to naturalize

(This term, 歸化, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
歸	化

Noun

歸化 • (gwihwa) (hangeul 귀화)

1. hanja form^? of 귀화 (“naturalization”)