Usage of the character 回

one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents
round (boxing etc)
rally (tennis etc)
frame (billiards etc)
inning
(tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg
round (of negotiations)

shúhuí

赎回

[贖回]

to redeem

huíháng

回航

[回航]

to return to port

huímù

回目

[回目]

chapter title (in a novel)

huífèng

回奉

[回奉]

to return a compliment
to give a return present

xuánhuí

旋回

[旋回]

to cycle

huílóng

回笼

[回籠]

to steam again
to rewarm food in a bamboo steamer
to withdraw currency from circulation

xiánghuí

翔回

[翔回]

to circle (in the sky)

huíkuì

回馈

[回饋]

to repay a favor
to give back
feedback

Huíhé

回纥

[回紇]

Huihe, ancient name of an ethnic group who were the ancestors of the Uyghurs 維吾爾族／维吾尔族 ( Wéiwuérzu) and the Yugurs 裕固族 ( Yuguzù)

huítuì

回退

[回退]

to revert (computing)
to return (a package or letter) to the sender

mǎihuí

买回

[買回]

to buy back
to redeem
repurchase

zhuīhuí

追回

[追回]

to recover (sth lost or stolen)
to get back

huílǐ

回礼

[回禮]

to return a greeting
to send a gift in return

shōuhuí

收回

[收回]

to regain
to retake
to take back
to withdraw
to revoke

huígǔn

回滚

[回滾]

(computing) to roll back
rollback
(sports) (of a ball) to come back (due to backspin or sloping ground)

huígòu

回购

[回購]

buyback
repurchase
to buy back

chuānhuí

穿回

[穿回]

to put on (clothes)
to put (clothes) back on

huízhuǎn

回转

[迴轉]

to revolve; to rotate
to turn around; to turn back
to go back; to return
(skiing) slalom

huíluò

回落

[回落]

to fall back
to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc)

huíbō

回波

[回波]

echo (e.g. radar)
returning wave

huíhào

回耗

[回耗]

to write back
to send a reply

huíshǒu

回首

[回首]

to turn around; to look back
(fig.) to recall the past

huíyóu

回游

[回游]

variant of 洄游 (huíyóu)

huíshēng

回升

[回升]

to rise again after a fall
to pick up
rally (stock market etc)

huímiáo

回描

[回描]

flyback (of electron beam in cathode ray tube)
retrace

huílù

回禄

[回祿]

traditional Fire God
destruction by fire

huínuǎn

回暖

[回暖]

(of the weather) to warm up again

huíxuán

回旋

[迴旋]

to circle; to wheel; to go around

huídá

回答

[回答]

to reply; to answer
reply; answer

huímóu

回眸

[回眸]

to glance back
to look back
retrospective

huíhuí

回回

[回回]

time and again
every time

Huízú

回族

[回族]

Hui Islamic ethnic group living across China

huíbǐng

回禀

[回稟]

to report back to one's superior

huídàng

回荡

[迴盪]

to resound
to reverberate
to echo

huítǔ

回吐

[回吐]

to regurgitate
(fig.) (of a stock market) to give up (gains)

huíguó

回国

[回國]

to return to one's home country

lúnhuí

轮回

[輪迴]

to reincarnate
reincarnation (Buddhism)
(of the seasons etc) to follow each other cyclically
cycle
CL:個／个 (gè)

huíshōu

回收

[回收]

to recycle
to reclaim
to retrieve
to recover
to recall (a defective product)

huíxiǎng

回想

[回想]

to recall
to recollect
to think back

chuánhuí

传回

[傳回]

to send back

huíxìn

回信

[回信]

to reply
to write back
letter written in reply
CL:封 (fēng)

huíkuǎn

回款

[回款]

payment of money owing

huítián

回甜

[回甜]

to have a sweet aftertaste

huíshēng

回声

[回聲]

echo

yínghuí

萦回

[縈迴]

to linger; to swirl around (in the air, in one's mind etc)

huíbó

回驳

[回駁]

to refute

huíbào

回报

[回報]

(in) return
reciprocation
payback
retaliation
to report back
to reciprocate

huímén

回门

[回門]

first return of bride to her parental home

lúnhuí

轮回

[輪回]

variant of 輪迴／轮回 (lúnhuí)

huíjī

回击

[回擊]

to fight back; to return fire; to counterattack

huíběn

回本

[回本]

to recoup one's investment

huíhuǒ

回火

[回火]

to temper (iron)
to flare back
flareback (in a gas burner)
(of an engine) to backfire

huìhuí

汇回

[匯回]

to remit home

huícháo

回潮

[回潮]

to become moist again
to revive (usually of sth bad)
resurgence

huífù

回覆

[回覆]

to reply
to recover
variant of 回復／回复 (huífù)

huídào

回到

[回到]

to return to

xúnhuí

巡回

[巡迴]

to go around; to roam; to tour

qǔhuí

取回

[取回]

to retrieve

wǎnhuí

挽回

[挽回]

to retrieve
to redeem

dàihuí

带回

[帶回]

to bring back

huízhuǎn

回转

[回轉]

variant of 迴轉／回转 (huízhuǎn)

huíshén

回神

[回神]

to collect one's thoughts (after being surprised or shocked)
to snap out of it (after being lost in thought)

huíwèi

回味

[回味]

to call to mind and ponder over
aftertaste

huíguō

回锅

[回鍋]

to cook again
to rewarm food

huísǎo

回扫

[回掃]

see 回描 (huímiáo)

huíbì

回避

[迴避]

to shun
to avoid (sb)
to skirt
to evade (an issue)
to step back
to withdraw
to recuse (a judge etc)

huíhuán

回还

[回還]

to return

huíqu

回去

[回去]

to return
to go back

péihuí

裴回

[裴回]

see 徘徊 (páihuái)

yūhuí

迂回

[迂迴]

roundabout route
circuitous
tortuous
to outflank
indirect
roundabout

huíjiàn

回见

[回見]

See you later!

Huíhú

回鹘

[回鶻]

Huihu, ancient name of an ethnic group who were the ancestors of the Uyghurs 維吾爾族／维吾尔族 ( Wéiwuérzu) and the Yugurs 裕固族 ( Yuguzù)

zhàohuí

召回

[召回]

to recall (a product, an ambassador etc)

huíláng

回廊

[迴廊]

winding corridor
cloister
ambulatory (covered walkway around a cloister)

tuìhuí

退回

[退回]

to return (an item)
to send back
to go back

huítóu

回头

[回頭]

to turn round; to turn one's head
later; by and by

huíyīn

回音

[回音]

echo
reply
turn (ornament in music)

huífǎng

回访

[回訪]

(pay a) return visit

biànhuí

变回

[變回]

to revert
to change back into

Huíhui

回回

[回回]

Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)

huíxiǎng

回响

[回響]

variant of 迴響／回响 (huíxiǎng)

huífàng

回放

[回放]

to replay
to play back

huíwàng

回望

[回望]

to return sb's gaze; to meet sb's eyes
to look back (to one's rear)
(fig.) to look back at (the past); to reflect on

huíjué

回绝

[回絕]

to rebuff
to refuse
to turn down

huídān

回单

[回單]

receipt

huíguī

回归

[回歸]

to return to
to retreat
regression (statistics)

huíduǐ

回怼

[回懟]

(Internet slang) to retaliate verbally; to hit back (at critics)

bóhuí

驳回

[駁回]

to reject
to turn down
to overrule

huígù

回顾

[回顧]

to look back
to review

huíyì

回忆

[回憶]

to recall
memories
CL:個／个 (gè)

huítiān

回天

[回天]

to reverse a desperate situation

Huíjiào

回教

[回教]

Islam

huízhí

回执

[回執]

receipt (written acknowledgement of receipt of an item)

fāhuí

发回

[發回]

to send back
to return

huíxiǎng

回响

[迴響]

to echo
to reverberate
to respond
echo
response
reaction

huíchē

回车

[回車]

to turn a vehicle around
(computing) "carriage return" character
the "Enter" key
to hit the "Enter" key

zhǎohuí

找回

[找回]

to retrieve

huíkǒu

回口

[回口]

to answer back

bānhuí

扳回

[扳回]

to pull back
to regain (one's dignity etc)
to recover from (an adverse situation)
to turn the tables

huíshù

回数

[回數]

number of times (sth happens)
number of chapters in a classical novel
(math.) palindromic number

huídiàn

回电

[回電]

to call sb back (on the phone)
a return call
to reply to a telegram
to wire back
a reply telegram

huíchōng

回冲

[回沖]

backwash

bǔhuí

补回

[補回]

to make up for
to compensate

dìhuí

递回

[遞迴]

see 遞歸／递归 (dìguī)

shǎnhuí

闪回

[閃回]

flashback; to flash back

huítián

回填

[回填]

to backfill

huíchéng

回程

[回程]

return trip

huíchōu

回抽

[回抽]

to pull back; to withdraw
(finance) (of a stock price etc) to retrace

tánhuí

弹回

[彈回]

to rebound

huíhù

回护

[回護]

to stick up for a wrongdoer

huílai

回来

[回來]

to return; to come back

huídiē

回跌

[回跌]

to fall back (of water level or share prices)

fǎnhuí

[返回]

to return to
to come (or go) back

shìhuí

释回

[釋回]

to release from custody

nìhuíyīn

逆回音

[逆回音]

inverted turn (ornament in music)

dǎláihuí

打来回

[打來回]

to make a round trip
a return journey

huílìqiú

回力球

[回力球]

(sports) jai alai; cesta punta
ball used in this sport

huíguīxiàn

回归线

[回歸線]

tropic
one of the two latitude lines, Tropic of Capricorn or Tropic of Cancer

tóuyīhuí

头一回

[頭一回]

the first time
for the first time

huíhuíqīng

回回青

[回回青]

cobalt blue
Mohammedan blue

liǎnghuíshì

两回事

[兩回事]

two quite different things
two unrelated matters

kěhuíshōu

可回收

[可回收]

recyclable

huíshōuzhàn

回收站

[回收站]

recycling center; waste materials collection depot
(computing) recycle bin

huíchēfú

回车符

[回車符]

(computing) "carriage return" character (ASCII code 13)

zǒuláihuí

走来回

[走來回]

to make a round trip
a return journey

Huímín Qū

回民区

[回民區]

Huimin District of Hohhot city 呼和浩特市 ( Hūhéhàotè Shì), Inner Mongolia

huímòyìn

回墨印

[回墨印]

self-inking stamp

huílìbiāo

回力镖

[迴力鏢]

boomerang

yīhuíshì

一回事

[一回事]

one and the same (thing)
one thing (as distinct from another)

hǎimǎhuí

海马回

[海馬迴]

hippocampus

huíwénzhēn

回纹针

[迴紋針]

paper clip

huíyìlù

回忆录

[回憶錄]

memoir

zǒnghuíbào

总回报

[總回報]

total return
aggregate profit

huíguāngjìng

回光镜

[回光鏡]

concave reflector (e.g. in spotlight)

huímǎqiāng

回马枪

[回馬槍]

sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard)

huítóukè

回头客

[回頭客]

repeat customer

Huí Liángyù

回良玉

[回良玉]

Hui Liangyu (1944-) PRC Hui national career politician from Guilin, background in economics, politburo member 2002-2012, deputy chair of State Council 2003-2013

qùhuípiào

去回票

[去回票]

round-trip ticket (Tw)

huíxíngzhēn

回形针

[回形針]

paper clip

huízhídān

回执单

[回執單]

receipt

Huízúrén

回族人

[回族人]

Hui person
member of Hui ethnic group living across China

huíxuánbiāo

回旋镖

[迴旋鏢]

boomerang

huíniángjiā

回娘家

[回娘家]

(of a wife) to return to her parental home
(fig.) to return to one's old place, job, school etc

Lónghuíxiàn

隆回县

[隆回縣]

Longhui county in Shaoyang 邵陽／邵阳 ( Shàoyáng), Hunan

huígùzhǎn

回顾展

[回顧展]

retrospective (exhibition)

dànghuíshì

当回事

[當回事]

to take seriously (often with negative expression: "don't take it too seriously")
to treat conscientiously

huíxuánchù

回旋处

[迴旋處]

traffic circle; rotary; roundabout

huíguīnián

回归年

[回歸年]

the solar year
the year defined as the period between successive equinoxes

xúnhuíquǎn

寻回犬

[尋回犬]

retriever

huíguōròu

回锅肉

[回鍋肉]

twice-cooked pork

huíchējiàn

回车键

[回車鍵]

carriage return

zhuànhuílai

赚回来

[賺回來]

to earn back (money one invested, wasted etc)

huíhézhì

回合制

[回合制]

turn-based (gaming)

huílíngyīn

回铃音

[回鈴音]

ringback tone

kòudàihuí

扣带回

[扣帶回]

cingulum (anatomy)

huídānr

回单儿

[回單兒]

erhua variant of 回單／回单 (huídān)

huíguīrè

回归热

[回歸熱]

recurring fever

huítóulù

回头路

[回頭路]

the road back to where one came from

huílǎojiā

回老家

[回老家]

to go back to one's roots
to return to one's native place
by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die)

huíxuánqǔ

回旋曲

[回旋曲]

rondo

huíguōyóu

回锅油

[回鍋油]

reused cooking oil

huínántiān

回南天

[回南天]

weather phenomenon characterized by condensation of warm moist air on cool surfaces during the transition from winter to spring in Southern China

huítóujiàn

回头见

[回頭見]

See you!
Bye!

Nánhuíguīxiàn

南回归线

[南回歸線]

Tropic of Capricorn

qǐsǐhuíshēng

起死回生

[起死回生]

to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery

huízhuǎnshòusī

回转寿司

[迴轉壽司]

conveyor belt sushi (restaurant)

fēnghuílùzhuǎn

峰回路转

[峰回路轉]

the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
(of a mountain road) twisting and turning
fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly
things have taken a new turn

dànghuíshìr

当回事儿

[當回事兒]

erhua variant of 當回事／当回事 (dànghuíshì)

xúnhuífǎtíng

巡回法庭

[巡迴法庭]

circuit court

huàshuōhuílai

话说回来

[話說回來]

(but) then again; (but) on the other hand

làngzǐhuítóu

浪子回头

[浪子回頭]

the return of a prodigal son (idiom)

bàizǐhuítóu

败子回头

[敗子回頭]

return of the prodigal son

zhānghuíxiǎoshuō

章回小说

[章回小說]

novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter headed by a summary couplet

huíchēnzuòxǐ

回嗔作喜

[回嗔作喜]

to go from anger to happiness (idiom)

huílùzhīzāi

回禄之灾

[回祿之災]

to have one's house burned down
fire disaster

zǒuhuítóulù

走回头路

[走回頭路]

to turn back
to backtrack
(fig.) to revert to the former way of doing things

huíxīnzhuǎnyì

回心转意

[回心轉意]

to change one's mind (idiom)

yīqùbùhuí

一去不回

[一去不回]

gone forever

zěnmehuíshì

怎么回事

[怎麼回事]

what's the matter?
what's going on?
how could that be?
how did that come about?
what's it all about?

huíwèiwúqióng

回味无穷

[回味無窮]

to have a rich aftertaste
(fig.) memorable; to linger in one's memory

huízhégézi

回折格子

[回折格子]

diffraction grating (physics)

láihuíláiqù

来回来去

[來回來去]

repeatedly
back and forth again and again

huòlìhuítǔ

获利回吐

[獲利回吐]

(finance) profit-taking

bǎizhébùhuí

百折不回

[百折不回]

see 百折不撓／百折不挠 (bǎizhébùnáo)

huítiānfáshù

回天乏术

[回天乏術]

(idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery

bānhuíyīchéng

扳回一城

[扳回一城]

to recover some lost ground (in a competition)

tīdùhuíbō

梯度回波

[梯度回波]

gradient echo

huítiānwúlì

回天无力

[回天無力]

unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
to fail to save the situation

huíguòtóulái

回过头来

[回過頭來]

to turn one's head; to turn around
(fig.) to return (to a previous point); to come back (to what one was saying before)
(fig.) to look back (in time); to reflect on the past

shuìhuílóngjiào

睡回笼觉

[睡回籠覺]

to go back to sleep (instead of rising up in the morning)
to sleep in

huíshēngdìngwèi

回声定位

[回聲定位]

echolocation

huíguāngfǎnzhào

回光反照

[回光反照]

final radiance of setting sun
fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)

yūhuíbēnxí

迂回奔袭

[迂回奔襲]

to attack from an unexpected direction

jīliúhuíxuán

激流回旋

[激流回旋]

(canoe-kayak) slalom

yūhuíqūzhé

迂回曲折

[迂回曲折]

meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
going around in circles

huíyóuxìnfēng

回邮信封

[回郵信封]

self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE)

yǒuqùwúhuí

有去无回

[有去無回]

gone forever (idiom)

Běihuíguīxiàn

北回归线

[北回歸線]

Tropic of Cancer

dàngqìhuícháng

荡气回肠

[蕩氣回腸]

heart-rending (drama, music, poem etc)
deeply moving

dǎdàohuífǔ

打道回府

[打道回府]

to go home (in a ceremonial procession)
to return home

huíxìndìzhǐ

回信地址

[回信地址]

return address

huígùlìshǐ

回顾历史

[回顧歷史]

to look back at history

bùkěwǎnhuí

不可挽回

[不可挽回]

irreversible

xúnhuíyǎnchū

巡回演出

[巡迴演出]

(theater etc) to tour; to be on tour; to give itinerant performances

huíchángdàngqì

回肠荡气

[回腸盪氣]

soul-stirring (of drama, poem or artwork)
heart-rending
deeply moving

miàoshǒuhuíchūn

妙手回春

[妙手回春]

(idiom) (of a doctor) to effect a miracle cure

huíguāngfǎnzhào

回光返照

[回光返照]

final radiance of setting sun
fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)

huídiàohánshù

回调函数

[回調函數]

callback function (computing)

wúkěwǎnhuí

无可挽回

[無可挽回]

irrevocable
the die is cast

huíxuányúdì

回旋余地

[迴旋餘地]

room to maneuver; leeway; latitude

xiànxìnghuíguī

线性回归

[線性回歸]

linear regression (statistics)

Duōhā Huíhé

多哈回合

[多哈回合]

Doha Round (world trade talks that began in Doha, Qatar in 2001)

tóuzīhuíbàolü

投资回报率

[投資回報率]

return on investment (ROI)

gǔběnhuíbàolü

股本回报率

[股本回報率]

return on equity (ROE)

huíjiāchīzìjǐ

回家吃自己

[回家吃自己]

(coll.) (Tw) to get sacked
to be fired

Chánhé Huízúqū

瀍河回族区

[瀍河回族區]

Chanhe Hui autonomous district of Luoyang City 洛陽市／洛阳市 in Henan province 河南

jīnmáoxúnhuíquǎn

金毛寻回犬

[金毛尋回犬]

golden retriever

huíxuánjiāsùqì

回旋加速器

[迴旋加速器]

cyclotron (particle accelerator)

bùdàngyīhuíshì

不当一回事

[不當一回事]

not regard as a matter (of any importance)

Guǎnchéng Huízú Qū

管城回族区

[管城回族區]

Guangcheng Hui District of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市／郑州市 ( Zhèngzhōu Shì), Henan

huàyòushuōhuílai

话又说回来

[話又說回來]

(but) then again; (but) on the other hand

Shùnhé Huízúqū

顺河回族区

[順河回族區]

Shunhe Hui district of Kaifeng city 開封市／开封市 ( Kāifēngshì), Henan

yīhuíshēngliǎnghuíshú

一回生两回熟

[一回生兩回熟]

see 一回生二回熟 (yīhuíshēng'èrhuíshú)

xúnhuífēnxīduānkǒu

巡回分析端口

[巡迴分析端口]

Roving Analysis Port
RAP

xiàngnàmehuíshìr

像那么回事儿

[像那麽回事兒]

not bad at all
quite impressive

qiětīngxiàhuífēnjiě

且听下回分解

[且聽下回分解]

to listen to the next chapter for an explanation

yīhuíshēng'èrhuíshú

一回生二回熟

[一回生二回熟]

unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)

kāigōngméiyǒuhuítóujiàn

开弓没有回头箭

[開弓沒有回頭箭]

lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)
fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back
to have to finish what one started
to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks

hǎomǎbùchīhuítóucǎo

好马不吃回头草

[好馬不吃回頭草]

lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)
fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc)
leave the past behind

Chāngjí Huízúzìzhìzhōu

昌吉回族自治州

[昌吉回族自治州]

Sanji or Changji Hui autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang

Huàlóng Huízú Zìzhìxiàn

化隆回族自治县

[化隆回族自治縣]

Hualong Huizu Autonomous County in Haidong prefecture 海東地區／海东地区 ( Hǎidōngdìqū), Qinghai

Mèngcūn Huízú Zìzhìxiàn

孟村回族自治县

[孟村回族自治縣]

Mengcun Hui Autonomous County in Cangzhou 滄州／沧州 ( Cāngzhōu), Hebei

Dàchǎng Huízú Zìzhìxiàn

大厂回族自治县

[大廠回族自治縣]

Dachang Hui autonomous county in Langfang 廊坊 ( Lángfáng), Hebei

Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū

宁夏回族自治区

[寧夏回族自治區]

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧／宁 ( Níng), capital Yinchuan 銀川／银川 ( Yínchuān)

làngzǐhuítóujīnbùhuàn

浪子回头金不换

[浪子回頭金不換]

a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold

Wūshítǎlā Huízúxiāng

乌什塔拉回族乡

[烏什塔拉回族鄉]

Wushitala Hui village in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 ( Bāyīnguōléng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

bùzhuàngnánqiángbùhuítóu

不撞南墙不回头

[不撞南牆不回頭]

to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)

Yānqí Huízú Zìzhìxiàn

焉耆回族自治县

[焉耆回族自治縣]

Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 ( Bāyīnguōléng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

Línxià Huízú Zìzhìzhōu

临夏回族自治州

[臨夏回族自治州]

Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu

Ményuán Huízú Zìzhìxiàn

门源回族自治县

[門源回族自治縣]

Menyuan Hui Autonomous County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州 ( Hǎiběi Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

Zhāngjiāchuānhuízú Zìzhìxiàn

张家川回族自治县

[張家川回族自治縣]

Zhanjiachuan Huizu autonomous county in Gansu

Xúndiàn Huízú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn

寻甸回族彝族自治县

[尋甸回族彞族自治縣]

Xundian Hui and Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明 ( Kūnmíng), Yunnan

Dàtōng Huízú Tǔzú Zìzhìxiàn

大通回族土族自治县

[大通回族土族自治縣]

Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Xining 西寧／西宁 ( Xīníng), Qinghai

kǔhǎiwúbiān,huítóushì'àn

苦海无边，回头是岸

[苦海無邊，回頭是岸]

The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.
Repent and ye shall be saved!

Mínhé Huízú Tǔzú Zìzhìxiàn

民和回族土族自治县

[民和回族土族自治縣]

Minhe Hui and Tu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區／海东地区 ( Hǎidōngdìqū), Qinghai

Wēishān Yízú Huízú Zìzhìxiàn

巍山彝族回族自治县

[巍山彞族回族自治縣]

Weishan Yi and Hui autonomous county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州 ( Dàlǐ Báizúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

Wēiníng Yízú Huízú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn

威宁彝族回族苗族自治县

[威寧彞族回族苗族自治縣]

Weining Yi, Hui and Miao autonomous county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區／毕节地区 ( Bìjiédìqū), Guizhou

dāngguānbùwèimínzuòzhǔbùrúhuíjiāmàihóngshǔ

当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯

[當官不為民做主不如回家賣紅薯]

if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes