故鄉

See also: 故乡, 故郷, and 故鄕

Chinese

		happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old	country; village
trad. (故鄉)		故	鄉
simp. (故乡)		故	乡

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 故鄉

1. native land; hometown; birthplace

   當作第二故鄉／当作第二故乡  ―  dàngzuò dì'èr gùxiāng  ―  to treat (a place) as one's second hometown

Synonyms

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• 土 (literary, or in compounds)
• 家鄉／家乡 (jiāxiāng)
• 故國／故国 (gùguó) (literary)
• 故園／故园 (gùyuán) (literary)
• 故土 (gùtǔ)
• 故里 (gùlǐ)
• 老家 (lǎojiā)
• 老屋 (Hakka)
• 鄉下／乡下
• 鄉土／乡土 (xiāngtǔ)
• 鄉梓／乡梓 (xiāngzǐ) (literary)
• 鄉關／乡关 (xiāngguān) (literary)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (故鄉):

• → Japanese: 故郷(こきょう) (kokyō)
• → Korean: 고향(故鄕) (gohyang)
• → Vietnamese: cố hương (故鄉)

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