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): ㄒㄧㄤㄑㄧㄣ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hoeng¹ can¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): hiang¹ tin¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): hiông-chhîn

(Hailu, HRS): hiong^ˋ cin^ˋ
Northern Min (KCR): hióng-chéng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiong-chhin / hiang-chhin / hiuⁿ-chhin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngqīn → xiāngqin (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤㄑㄧㄣ → 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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    相親 / 相亲
    鄉親 / 乡亲
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 Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hiông-chhîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: hiong^ˊ qin^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hiong¹ qin¹
  - Sinological IPA: /hi̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰin²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: hiong^ˋ cin^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /hioŋ⁵³ t͡sʰin⁵³/
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

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