返嚟 [－－]

Jyutping faan2 lai4
Pinyin fǎn lí

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese, after another verb
    to obtain; to gain (by means of the other verb)
    • 琴日发现呢个教授个学位原来系呃返嚟㗎。
      琴日发现呢个教授个学位原来系呃返嚟㗎。
      kam4 jat6 faat3 jin6 ni1 go3 gaau3 sau6 go3 hok6 wai2 jyun4 loi4 hai6 ngaak1 faan1 lai4 gaa3.
      Yesterday, they found out that this professor got his degree fraudulently.
    • 我啲中文喺电视剧学返嚟㗎。
      我啲中文喺电视剧学返嚟㗎。
      ngo5 di1 zung1 man2 hai2 din6 si6 kek6 hok6 faan1 lai4 gaa3.
      I learned my Chinese from TV dramas.
    • 你喺边度听返嚟㗎？
      你喺边度听返嚟㗎？
      nei5 hai2 bin1 dou6 teng1 faan1 lai4 gaa3?
      Where did you hear that?
  2. verb, Cantonese
    to come back
    • 仔仔咁夜都未返嚟，我有啲担心。
      仔仔咁夜都未返嚟，我有啲担心。
      zai4 zai2 gam3 je6 dou1 mei6 faan1 lai4, ngo5 jau5 di1 daam1 sam1.
      It's so late at night, and my son hasn't come back yet. I'm a bit worried.

返嚟 [－－]

Jyutping faan1 lei4
Pinyin fǎn lí

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    去​你​本身​身​處​嘅​地方
    to come back; to return to a place
    • 快啲返嚟啦。
      快啲返嚟啦。
      faai3 di1 faan1 lei4 laa1.
      Come back soon.
    • 佢舊年返咗嚟香港。
      佢旧年返咗嚟香港。
      keoi5 gau6 nin2 faan1 zo2 lai4 hoeng1 gong2.
      He came back to Hong Kong last year.
  2. 參看
    翻嚟
  3. 詞綴
    喺​動​詞​後​面​，​表示​得到​咗
    to have acquired; to have obtained
    • 網上睇返嚟
      网上睇返嚟
      mong5 soeng6 tai2 faan1 lei4
      saw online
    • 聽返嚟嘅故事
      听返嚟嘅故事
      teng1 faan1 lei4 ge3 gu3 si6
      the stories I heard
    • 聽歌學返嚟
      听歌学返嚟
      teng1 go1 hok6 faan1 lei4
      learned from songs
  4. 參看
    返來、翻嚟

返嚟 [－－]

Jyutping faan1 lai4
Pinyin fǎn lí

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    去​你​本身​身​處​嘅​地方
    to come back; to return to a place
    • 快啲返嚟啦。
      快啲返嚟啦。
      faai3 di1 faan1 lei4 laa1.
      Come back soon.
    • 佢舊年返咗嚟香港。
      佢旧年返咗嚟香港。
      keoi5 gau6 nin2 faan1 zo2 lai4 hoeng1 gong2.
      He came back to Hong Kong last year.
  2. 參看
    翻嚟
  3. 詞綴
    喺​動​詞​後​面​，​表示​得到​咗
    to have acquired; to have obtained
    • 網上睇返嚟
      网上睇返嚟
      mong5 soeng6 tai2 faan1 lei4
      saw online
    • 聽返嚟嘅故事
      听返嚟嘅故事
      teng1 faan1 lei4 ge3 gu3 si6
      the stories I heard
    • 聽歌學返嚟
      听歌学返嚟
      teng1 go1 hok6 faan1 lei4
      learned from songs
  4. 參看
    返來、翻嚟

返嚟 [－－]

Jyutping faan2 lai2
Pinyin fǎn lí

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. come back here (spoken)
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    如果我唔喺度𠮶阵有人嚟揾我，唔该你话佢知我好快返嚟。
    如果我唔喺度嗰陣有人嚟搵我，唔該你話佢知我好快返嚟。
    jyu4 gwo2 ngo5 m4 hai2 dou6 go2 zan6 jau5 jan4 lai4 wan2 ngo5 ， m4 goi1 nei5 waa2 keoi5 zi1 ngo5 hou3 faai3 faan2 lai4 。
    • Should anyone call on me in my absence, tell him that I will be back soon.
  2. Cantonese
    你几时返嚟呀？
    你幾時返嚟呀？
    nei5 gei2 si4 faan2 lai4 aa3 ？
    • When will you be back?
    • When will you come back?
  3. Cantonese
    你要喺佢哋返嚟之前做好啲功课。
    你要喺佢哋返嚟之前做好啲功課。
    nei5 jiu3 hai2 keoi5 dei2 faan2 lai4 zi1 cin4 zou6 hou2 di1 gung1 fo3 。
    • Finish your homework by the time they return.
  4. Cantonese
    你几时喺伦敦返返嚟㗎？
    你幾時喺倫敦返返嚟㗎？
    nei5 gei2 si4 hai2 leon4 deon1 faan2 faan2 lai4 gaa3 ？
    • When did you get back from London?
  5. Cantonese
    𠮶班人成功噉爬咗上山顶，但系返嚟𠮶阵就出咗事。
    嗰班人成功噉爬咗上山頂，但係返嚟嗰陣就出咗事。
    go2 baan1 jan4 sing4 gung1 gam2 paa4 zo2 soeng5 saan1 deng2 ， daan6 hai6 faan2 lai4 go2 zan6 zau6 ceot1 zo2 si6 。
    • The Alpinists carried out the ascent, but they did not return safely.
    • They succeeded in reaching the mountain summit, but had an accident when coming back down.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    今晚我同啲同事有饭局，唔返嚟食饭嚹。
    今晚我同啲同事有飯局，唔返嚟食飯嚹。
    gam1 maan5 ngo5 tung4 di1 tung4 si6 jau5 faan6 guk6, m4 faan1 lai4 sik6 faan6 laa3.
    • I have a dinner gathering with my colleagues tonight, so I won't come home for dinner.
  2. Cantonese
    报时同广告之后返嚟再倾。
    報時同廣告之後返嚟再傾。
    bou3 si4 tung4 gwong2 gou3 zi1 hau6 faan1 lei4 zoi3 king1.
    • Let's return to this topic after the time broadcast and commercials.
  3. Cantonese
    佢喺外国捞唔掂，要返嚟香港揾工。
    佢喺外國撈唔掂，要返嚟香港揾工。
    keoi5 hai2 ngoi6 gwok3 lou1 m4 dim6, jiu3 faan1 lai4 hoeng1 gong2 wan2 gung1.
    • He couldn't make a living in a foreign country, so he came back to Hong Kong to look for a job.
  4. Cantonese
    你等我啦，我一定会守信返嚟娶妳㗎。
    你等我啦，我一定會守信返嚟娶妳㗎。
    nei5 dang2 ngo5 laa1, ngo5 jat1 ding6 wui5 sau2 seon3 faan1 lai4 ceoi2 nei5 gaa3.
    • Wait for me, have my word. I'll definitely marry you when I'm back.
  5. Cantonese
    你哋呢班废物，三个打一个都输，仲有面返嚟见我？
    你哋呢班廢物，三個打一個都輸，仲有面返嚟見我？
    nei5 dei6 nei1 baan1 fai3 mat6, saam1 go3 daa2 jat1 go3 dou1 syu1, zung6 jau5 min2 faan1 lai4 gin3 ngo5?
    • You guys are weak. How can you lose in a 3 on 1 fight? And you dare come back to tell me you failed?
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    如果公司有紧急会议，咁我听日返嚟销假啦。
    如果公司有緊急會議，咁我聽日返嚟銷假啦。
    jyu4 gwo2 gung1 si1 jau5 gan2 gap1 wui6 ji5, gam2 ngo5 ting1 jat6 faan1 lai4 siu1 gaa3 laa1.
  2. Cantonese
    我堂大佬啱啱去完旅行返嚟。
    我堂大佬啱啱去完旅行返嚟。
    ngo5 tong4 daai6 lou2 ngaam1 ngaam1 heoi3 jyun4 leoi5 hang4 faan1 lai4.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    系新买返嚟嘅。
    系新买返嚟嘅。
    hai6 san1 maai5 faan1 lai4 ge3.
    • I bought it only a while ago.
  2. Cantonese
    你喺度等住我返嚟。
    你喺度等住我返嚟。
    nei5 hai2 dou6 dang2 zyu6 ngo5 faan1 lai4.
    • You stay here and wait for me to come back.
  3. Cantonese
    琴日发现呢个教授个学位原来系呃返嚟㗎。
    琴日发现呢个教授个学位原来系呃返嚟㗎。
    kam4 jat6 faat3 jin6 ni1 go3 gaau3 sau6 go3 hok6 wai2 jyun4 loi4 hai6 ngaak1 faan1 lai4 gaa3.
    • Yesterday, they found out that this professor got his degree fraudulently.
  4. Cantonese
    我啲中文喺电视剧学返嚟㗎。
    我啲中文喺电视剧学返嚟㗎。
    ngo5 di1 zung1 man2 hai2 din6 si6 kek6 hok6 faan1 lai4 gaa3.
    • I learned my Chinese from TV dramas.
  5. Cantonese
    你喺边度听返嚟㗎？
    你喺边度听返嚟㗎？
    nei5 hai2 bin1 dou6 teng1 faan1 lai4 gaa3?
    • Where did you hear that?