Cantonese Word of the Day
返
FAAN • verb — 11th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to return; to go back; (in compounds) to go (to work, to school, etc.)
Examples
- 我而家要返屋企。
(I have to go home now.) - 你幾點返嚟？
(What time will you come back?) - 佢朝早七點返工。
(He goes to work at 7 in the morning.)
Synonyms
- 回
- 返回
返 is a very common colloquial verb used for returning or going to a regular place (e.g., 返屋企 — go home; 返學 — go to school; 返工 — go to work). In speech it is used more than the formal 回. You can combine it with 嚟 (返嚟) to indicate coming back here, or with 去 (返去) to indicate going back there.
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