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家鄉

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

Noun

家鄉

hometown; native land
你的家鄉在哪兒？ / 你的家乡在哪儿？ ― Nǐ de jiāxiāng zài nǎr? ― Where's your hometown?

Synonyms

故鄉／故乡 (gùxiāng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiāxiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚㄒㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ hoeng¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kâ-hiông
Min Nan (POJ): ka-hiong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiāxiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚㄒㄧㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiashiang
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaa¹ hoeng¹
  - Yale: gā hēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ hoeng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑː⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâ-hiông
  - Hakka Romanization System: ga´ hiong´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ga¹ hiong¹
  - IPA: /ka²⁴⁻¹¹ hi̯oŋ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-hiong
  - Tâi-lô: ka-hiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ka'hiofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³ hiɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/