還鄉團

Chinese

		to return to one's hometown; to return home; to retire from public life	regiment; round; circular regiment; round; circular; group; society
trad. (還鄉團)		還鄉	團
simp. (还乡团)		还乡	团

Etymology

Short for 難民還鄉團／难民还乡团 (nànmín huánxiāng tuán, “refugee returning legion”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huánxiāng tuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waan⁴ hoeng¹ tyun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huánxiāng tuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huánsiang tuán
    • Wade–Giles: huan²-hsiang¹ tʻuan²
    • Yale: hwán-syāng twán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwanshiang twan
    • Palladius: хуаньсян туань (xuanʹsjan tuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯än³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰu̯än³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: waan⁴ hoeng¹ tyun⁴
    • Yale: wàahn hēung tyùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waan⁴ hoeng¹ tyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wan⁴ hêng¹ tün⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waːn²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵ tʰyːn²¹/

Noun

還鄉團

1. (historical) homecoming legion; various Kuomintang-supported landlord militia aiming to regain their land lost during land reform