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<p><a href="https://cantoneseplus.com/character/553" rel="nofollow noreferrer">番</a></p>
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<p>[5] [粵] [adv] back; again; afresh.</p>
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<p>放幾日假 = take a few days off</p>
<p>Depend on context</p>
<p>放<strong>番</strong>幾日假 (1) = take a few days off <strong>again</strong></p>
<p>Similar example: 一年冇返工，而家返<strong>番</strong> = A year without going to work, now I am going (to work) <strong>again</strong></p>
<p>放<strong>番</strong>幾日假 (2) = take a few days off <strong>back</strong> (for compensation)</p>
<p>Similar example: 舊年冇去旅遊，今年要去番次 = Didn't travel last year, have to travel one time <strong>back</strong> (for compensation) this year</p>
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<p><a href="https://cantoneseplus.com/character/171" rel="nofollow noreferrer">返</a></p>
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<p>return; come/go back</p>
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Tang Ho
<p>In the sentence 我已經做咗好多日，而家想放返幾日假, I would like to ask about 返. What is the difference between just saying 放幾日假 and 放返幾日假. What is the function of 返?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>

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2021-04-09T13:45:36.097Z
i think it’s “翻”, not “返”; used as a quantifier (量詞)
水巷孑蠻
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[翻](https://cantoneseplus.com/admin/portal) is not a 量詞; 番 is
Tang Ho
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2021-04-09T14:50:53.910Z
@TangHo, well, initially i’m also in doubt, after checking the 漢語多功能字庫, “《舊唐書‧敬宗紀》：「詔度支進銅三千斤，金薄十萬翻，修清思院新殿及昇陽殿圖障。」” i prefer “翻” to “番” http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=翻
水巷孑蠻
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question about the usage of 返 (Cantonese)
# question about the usage of 返 (Cantonese)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-04-09)

In the sentence 我已經做咗好多日，而家想放返幾日假, I would like to ask about 返. What is the difference between just saying 放幾日假 and 放返幾日假. What is the function of 返?

Thanks

**Tags:** meaning, cantonese, colloquialisms, nuance

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: i think it’s “翻”, not “返”; used as a quantifier (量詞)  
> **username_2**: [翻](https://cantoneseplus.com/admin/portal) is not a 量詞; 番 is  
> **username_1**: @username_2, well, initially i’m also in doubt, after checking the 漢語多功能字庫, “《舊唐書‧敬宗紀》：「詔度支進銅三千斤，金薄十萬翻，修清思院新殿及昇陽殿圖障。」” i prefer “翻” to “番” http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=翻  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2021-04-09. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

> [番](https://cantoneseplus.com/character/553)

> [5] [粵] [adv] back; again; afresh.

放幾日假 = take a few days off

Depend on context

放**番**幾日假 (1) = take a few days off **again**

Similar example: 一年冇返工，而家返**番** = A year without going to work, now I am going (to work) **again**

放**番**幾日假 (2) = take a few days off **back** (for compensation)

Similar example: 舊年冇去旅遊，今年要去番次 = Didn't travel last year, have to travel one time **back** (for compensation) this year

> [返](https://cantoneseplus.com/character/171)

> return; come/go back


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