歸功

Chinese

		to go back; to return	merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment
trad. (歸功)		歸	功
simp. (归功)		归	功

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guīgōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹ gung¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kui-kong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guīgōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gueigong
    • Wade–Giles: kuei¹-kung¹
    • Yale: gwēi-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueigong
    • Palladius: гуйгун (gujgun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai¹ gung¹
    • Yale: gwāi gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kui-kong
    • Tâi-lô: kui-kong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kui'kofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kui⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kui³³ kɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kui⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

Verb

歸功

1. (of achievements) to give credit; to attribute success; to ascribe

   他把他的成功歸功於幸運。 [MSC, trad.]
   他把他的成功归功于幸运。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā bǎ tā de chénggōng guīgōng yú xìngyùn. [Pinyin]

   He attributes his success to good luck.

Usage notes

Usually followed by preposition 於／于 (yú, “to”).

Synonyms

• 歸因／归因 (guīyīn)