家鄉

See also: 家乡

Chinese

		home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools	country; village
trad. (家鄉)		家	鄉
simp. (家乡)		家	乡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāxiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄤ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaa¹ hoeng¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ga¹ hiang¹

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): kâ-hiông

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ga¹ hiong¹

• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): ka-hiong / kee-hiang / ke-hiuⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gê¹ hiên¹ / gê¹ hion¹

• Wu (Wiktionary): ¹jia-xian
• Xiang (Wiktionary): jia¹ xian¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāxiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiasiang
    • Wade–Giles: chia¹-hsiang¹
    • Yale: jyā-syāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiashiang
    • Palladius: цзясян (czjasjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaa¹ hoeng¹
    • Yale: gā hēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ hoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ hêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ga¹ hiang¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka³³ hiaŋ³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâ-hiông
    • Hakka Romanization System: ga´ hiong´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ga¹ hiong¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ka²⁴⁻¹¹ hi̯oŋ²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ga¹ hiong¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ka⁴⁴ çiɔŋ⁴⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-hiong
    • Tâi-lô: ka-hiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ka'hiofng
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³ hiɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kee-hiang
    • Tâi-lô: kee-hiang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² hiaŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke-hiuⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: ke-hiunn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ke'hviw
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ke³³ hiũ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ke⁴⁴⁻²² hiũ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gê¹ hiên¹ / gê¹ hion¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ke hieⁿ / ke hioⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ke³³⁻²³ hĩẽ³³/, /ke³³⁻²³ hĩõ³³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: ¹jia-xian
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕia̱⁵⁵ ɕiã²¹/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: jia¹ xian¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕia̠³³ ɕiæn³³/

Noun

家鄉

1. hometown; native land

   你的家鄉在哪兒？／你的家乡在哪儿？  ―  Nǐ de jiāxiāng zài nǎr?  ―  Where's your hometown?

   這是由我家鄉帶來的好茶，你品嘗一下。 [MSC, trad.]
   这是由我家乡带来的好茶，你品尝一下。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè shì yóu wǒ jiāxiāng dàilái de hǎo chá, nǐ pǐncháng yīxià. [Pinyin]

   This is a good kind of tea from my hometown. Try it.

   • 1939 April 11, 南洋商報 [Nanyang Siang Pau], page 22:

     nangai gexie — Die-sua

     咱個家鄉——潮汕 [Teochew, trad.]
     咱个家乡——潮汕 [Teochew, simp.]

     nang² gai⁵ gê¹ hiên¹——diê⁵ suan¹ [Peng'im]

     our homeland — Teoswa

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 家鄉

• 土 (tǔ) (literary, or in compounds)
• 故土 (gùtǔ)
• 老家 (lǎojiā)
• 老屋 (lǎowū) (Hakka)
• 故里 (gùlǐ)
• 故國／故国 (gùguó) (literary)

• 故園／故园 (gùyuán) (literary)
• 故鄉／故乡 (gùxiāng)
• 鄉下／乡下 (xiāngxia)
• 鄉土／乡土 (xiāngtǔ)
• 鄉梓／乡梓 (xiāngzǐ) (literary)
• 鄉關／乡关 (xiāngguān) (literary)