歸功

Chinese

		to go back; to return	merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment
trad. (歸功)		歸	功
simp. (归功)		归	功

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guīgōng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹ gung¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kui-kong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guīgōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟㄍㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gueigong
  - Wade–Giles: kuei¹-kung¹
  - Yale: gwēi-gūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueigong
  - Palladius: гуйгун (gujgun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai¹ gung¹
  - Yale: gwāi gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ gung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ gung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kui-kong
  - Tâi-lô: kui-kong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kui'kofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kui⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kui³³ kɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kui⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

Verb

歸功

(of achievements) to give credit; to attribute success; to ascribe
他把他的成功歸功於幸運。 [MSC, trad.]
他把他的成功归功于幸运。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā bǎ tā de chénggōng guīgōng yú xìngyùn. [Pinyin]
He attributes his success to good luck.

Usage notes

Usually followed by preposition 於／于 (yú, “to”).

Synonyms

歸因／归因 (guīyīn)

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