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): ㄐㄧㄚㄒㄧㄤ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaa¹ hoeng¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ga¹ hiang¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kâ-hiông

(Meixian, Guangdong): ga¹ hiong¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ka-hiong / kee-hiang / ke-hiuⁿ

(Teochew, Peng'im): gê¹ hiên¹ / gê¹ hion¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹cia-shian
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): jia¹ xian¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiāxiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚㄒㄧㄤ
  - 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 Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâ-hiông
  - Hakka Romanization System: ga^ˊ hiong^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ga¹ hiong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ka²⁴⁻¹¹ hi̯oŋ²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ga¹ hiong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ka⁴⁴ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (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
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹cia-shian
  - MiniDict: cia^平 shian
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹jia-xian
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕia⁵⁵ ɕiã²¹/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: jia¹ xian¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯a̠³³ ɕi̯æn³³/

Noun

家鄉

hometown; native land
你的家鄉在哪兒？ [MSC, trad.]
你的家乡在哪儿？ [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ de jiāxiāng zài nǎr? [Pinyin]
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
(Hong Kong, finance, of a stock) purchase price

Synonyms

(hometown, native land):
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- 土 (literary, or in compounds)
- 故國 / 故国 (gùguó) (literary)
- 故園 / 故园 (gùyuán) (literary)
- 故土 (gùtǔ)
- 故鄉 / 故乡 (gùxiāng)
- 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)
- 鄉黨 / 乡党 (xiāngdǎng) (Classical)
(purchase price): 買入價／买入价