原指已婚女子回父母家。比喻已离开的人回到原单位to return to one's original home or unit

• 张春贤代表2200万新疆各族人民，诚邀援疆干部“常回娘家看看”。

  Zhang Chunxian represents 22 million people in Xinjiang of all ethnic groups in inviting cadres who have worked in Xinjiang to come back to their 'hometowns' often.