物歸原主

Chinese

		thing; object; matter	to go back; to return	original owner; original proprietor
trad. (物歸原主)		物	歸	原主
simp. (物归原主)		物	归	原主

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wùguīyuánzhǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mat⁶ gwai¹ jyun⁴ zyu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wùguīyuánzhǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wùgueiyuánjhǔ
    • Wade–Giles: wu⁴-kuei¹-yüan²-chu³
    • Yale: wù-gwēi-ywán-jǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuhgueiyuanjuu
    • Palladius: угуйюаньчжу (ugujjuanʹčžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mat⁶ gwai¹ jyun⁴ zyu²
    • Yale: maht gwāi yùhn jyú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mat⁹ gwai¹ jyn⁴ dzy²
    • Guangdong Romanization: med⁶ guei¹ yun⁴ ju²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐt̚² kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ jyːn²¹ t͡syː³⁵/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 物歸原主

1. to return something to its owner

Synonyms

• 物歸舊主／物归旧主