鄉親

See also: 乡亲

Chinese

		country; village	dear; intimate; parent dear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related; parents-in-law of one's offspring
trad. (鄉親)		鄉	親
simp. (乡亲)		乡	亲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāngqīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hoeng¹ can¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): hiang¹ tin¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hiông-chhîn
• Northern Min (KCR): hióng-chéng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiong-chhin / hiang-chhin / hiuⁿ-chhin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngqīn → xiāngqin (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣ → ㄒㄧㄤ ˙ㄑㄧㄣ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siangci̊n
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang¹-chʻin⁵
    • Yale: syāng-chin
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiang.chin
    • Palladius: сянцинь (sjancinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/ → /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin²/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoeng¹ can¹
    • Yale: hēung chān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng¹ tsan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hêng¹ cen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: hiang¹ tin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiaŋ³³ tʰin³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hiông-chhîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: hiong^ˊ qin^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hiong¹ qin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /hi̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰin²⁴/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: hióng-chéng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xiɔŋ⁵⁴ t͡sʰeiŋ⁵⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiong-chhin
    • Tâi-lô: hiong-tshin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiongchyn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /hiɔŋ³³ t͡sʰin³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiang-chhin
    • Tâi-lô: hiang-tshin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiangchyn
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰin⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiuⁿ-chhin
    • Tâi-lô: hiunn-tshin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hviuchyn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiũ³³ t͡sʰin³³/

Noun

鄉親

1. fellow villager or townsman
2. local people; villagers; folks
3. (Philippine Hokkien) Cantonese person

Synonyms

• (fellow villager):

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• 同社 (tóngshè) (literary)
• 同鄉／同乡 (tóngxiāng)
• 老鄉／老乡 (lǎoxiāng)
• 鄉人／乡人 (xiāngrén)
• 鄉黨／乡党 (xiāngdǎng) (Classical)
• 黨人／党人 (dǎngrén) (literary)

 

Derived terms

• 父老鄉親／父老乡亲
• 鄉親父老／乡亲父老