返生

Chinese

		to return (to)	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (返生)		返	生
simp. #(返生)		返	生
alternative forms		翻生 Cantonese

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faan¹ saang¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fán-sâng

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faan¹ saang¹
    • Yale: fāan sāang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faan¹ saang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fan¹ sang¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fán-sâng
    • Hakka Romanization System: fan^ˋ sang^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fan³ sang¹
    • Sinological IPA: /fan³¹ saŋ²⁴/

Verb

返生

1. (Cantonese, Hakka) to be brought back to life; to be revived; to be resurrected

Derived terms

• 死過返生／死过返生
• 鹹魚返生／咸鱼返生

 

See also

• 鹹魚翻身／咸鱼翻身 (xiányú fānshēn)