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海归

hǎi guī

2-character word Traditional 海歸

What 海归 means

1. sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on {海龟|hǎi guī})
2. to return to China after a period of study or work overseas

The characters in 海归

• 海hǎiocean; sea; great number of people or things
• 归guīto return; to go back to; to give back to

Sounds the same

Read hǎi guī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 海龟turtle; Internet slang for 海归

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