汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 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
huí niáng jiā
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

丽丽:是的。初二那天新媳妇儿还要回娘家

Lili: Yes. And for a newly wed woman, she typically visits her parents on the second day.

有一天,玉兰娘家捎信来,让她回娘家看看。

One day, YuLan her message, let her return home to have a look.

戴日戴斗年初二,嫁出去的女儿都会回娘家,并秋千亲戚朋友。

On the second day, go back to their own family to visit parents, relatives and close friends.

初二,出嫁的女儿会回娘家给父母、亲人和密友拜年。

On the second day, married daughters usually go back to their own family to visit parents, relatives and close friends.

三个年轻的妇女感谢聪明的孩子,欢欢喜喜地回娘家了。

The three young women thanked the wise child, and went on their way rejoicing.

回娘家了,离这里有四五十里路,算上今天已经去了两个星期了呢。

She went to visit her parents. They live forty or fifty miles from here. She has been gone two weeks today.

女儿回娘家,必备办一大袋的饼干、糖果,由母亲分送邻里乡亲,一如过年的情景。

Daughter back, must do a big bag of cookies, candy, distribute neighborhood folks by their mother, as the Chinese New Year.