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回 (wui4) — (measure) time (as used to indicate number of occurrence in Cantonese

wuiˎ₄回
Mandarin Pinyin: hui2

Meaning of 回

noun(measure) time (as used to indicate number of occurrence
nounchapter (of a story)
nounpolitely refuse; decline; dismiss
nounanswer; reply; report back
nounHui ethnic group
nounreturn; go/come back
nounturn round, revolve, rotate
noun(measure) piece (as used for happenings or events

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Example Sentences with 回

怎麼回事？
What's going on? [Literally: How is the result?]
園主又打發了另一個僕人去，他們也把那人打了，並加以侮辱，放他空手回去。
And again he (the lord of the vinyard) sent another servant. But they beat him also. They humiliated him, sent him away empty handed. (Luke 20:11)
siˍ₆示waiˉ¹威zeˊ²者hoeng˗₃向gingˊ²警caat˗₃察deng˗₃掟sek6,石﹐jiˎ₄而gingˊ²警caat˗₃察jungˍ₆用zoengˍ₆橡gaauˉ¹膠ziˊ²子daanˊ²彈wuiˎ₄回ging˗₃敬。
Protesters threw stones at the police, who responded with rubber bullets.
cukˉ¹促cingˊ²請zeon˗₃盡faai˗₃快wuiˎ₄回fukˉ¹覆
Please reply as soon as possible.
hyut˗₃血hot˗₃汗wunˍ₆換faanˉ¹返laiˎ₄嚟
Earned through blood and sweat.
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Words Containing 回

交回gaau1 wui4
hand back; surrender; hand over
初回版co1 wui4 baan2
first press edition (audio Disc, DVD, ...)
回眸一笑wui4 mau4 jat1 siu3
to glance back and smile
回訪wui4 fong2
(pay a) return visit
收回sau1 wui4
to take back; to retake; to regain | Cant.: 收返; 攞返
回顧歷史wui4 gu3 lik6 si2
to look back at history
來回來去loi4 wui4 loi4 heoi3
repeatedly; over and over; again and again
回落wui4 lok6
fall after a rise; drop; come down
不堪回首bat1 ham1 wui4 sau2
find it unbearable to recall
伊斯蘭回教ji1 si1 laan4 wui4 gaau3
Islam
回籌wui4 cau4
return (on investment)
回老家wui4 lou5 gaa1
go back to hometown

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