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  hoeng1   jyutping
  xiang1   pinyin
[1] village; countryside; rural area
[2] hometown; native place; home village
[3] township - a rural administrative unit under county

noun
Stroke count: 12
Level: 1
Radical: (#163)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
鄉 / 乡

This word has been viewed 18488 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd Nov 2013 14:18

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detail  hoeng1 tou2  xiang1 tu3 = one's native land
detail  hoeng1 haa6*2 jan4  xiang1 xia4 ren2 = a country bumpkin
detail  hoeng1 haa6*2 lou2   = a country bumpkin; a villager; a hick
detail  hoeng1 haa6*2 jam1  xiang1 xia4 yin1 = rural village accent
detail  haa6 hoeng1  xia4 xiang1 = to go to the countryside
detail  gaa1 hoeng1  jia1 xiang1 = home-town
detail  gu3 hoeng1  gu4 xiang1 = one's native land; hometown, native place
detail  hoeng1 can1  xiang1 qin1 = people from the same hometown
detail  lou5 hoeng1  lao3 xiang1 = fellow-townsman, fellow-villager
detail  jap6 hoeng1 ceoi4 zuk6  ru4 xiang1 sui2 su2 = When in Rome do as the Romans do
detail  hoeng1 lei5  xiang1 li3 = village neighbourhood; one's native district
detail  gaa1 hoeng1 gai1  jia1 xiang1 ji1 = Kentucky Fried Chicken, "home town chicken"
detail  lei4 hoi1 gu3 hoeng1  li2 kai1 gu4 xiang4 = to leave one's homeland
detail  sing4 hoeng1  cheng2 xiang1 = city and countryside
detail  gaa1 hoeng1 coi3   = home style cooking
detail  soeng5 saan1 haa6 hoeng1  shang4 shan1 xia4 xiang1 = (of educated urban youth) go and work in the countryside and mountain areas
detail  daai6 hoeng1 lei5   = rustic; uncouth; countrified
detail  hoeng1 haa6*2 zai2  xiang1 xia4 zai3 = country boy
detail  waai4 hoeng1 beng6  huai2 xiang1 bing4 = country sickness; homesickness; nostalgia
detail  taa1 hoeng1  ta1 xiang1 = a place far away from home, an alien land
detail  hoeng1 baa1 lou2  xiang1 ba1 lao3 = a country bumpkin; a villager; a hick
detail  waan4 hoeng1  huan2 xiang1 = to return to one's place of origin
detail  ji6 hoeng1  yi4 xiang1 = in a foreign land; away from home
detail  lok6 hoeng1   = to go to the countryside
detail  wui4 hoeng1 zing3  hui2 xiang1 zheng4 = home return permit
detail  lei4 hoeng1 bit6 zeng2  li2 xiang1 bie2 jing3 = to move away from one's hometown or motherland and move somewhere else
detail  daai6 hoeng1 lei5 ceot1 seng4*2  da4 xiang1 li3 chu1 cheng2 = a person who comes from countryside and seems stupid
detail  taa1 hoeng1 jyu6 gu3 zi1   = run into an old friend in a foreign place
detail  hoeng1 je5  xiang1 ye3 = remote countryside
detail  ji6 hoeng1 jan4  yi4 xiang1 ren2 = foreigner
detail  gou3 lou5 waan4 hoeng1  gao4 lao3 huan2 xiang1 = resign from one's position and return to one's hometown
detail  hoeng1 cyun1  xiang1 cun1 = village; countryside; rustic.
detail  hoeng1 haa6*2  xiang1 xia4 = village; country; countryside; rural; hometown, native place
detail  hoeng1 man4   = villagers, peasants, rustic people.
detail  hoeng1 jan4   = a villager; people of the same district.
detail  hoeng1 san1  xiang1 shen1 = squire; local gentry.
detail  hoeng1 haa6 lou5 ji4   = a country bumpkin.
detail  hoeng1 sau4   = homesickness; nostalgia.
detail  hoeng1 si1   = homesickness; nostalgia.
detail  aa3 lei5 saan1 hoeng1  a1 li3 shan1 xiang1 = Alishan (village in Taiwan)
detail  aa3 lin4 hoeng1  a1 lian2 xiang1 = Alien (village in Taiwan)
detail  baak3 hoeng1  bai3 xiang1 = Baixiang (place in Hebei)
detail  baak6 saa1 hoeng1  bai2 sha1 xiang1 = Paisha (village in Taiwan), Pak Sar Heung
detail  baat3 lei5 hoeng1  ba1 li3 xiang1 = Pali (village in Taiwan)
detail  bak1 bou3 hoeng1  bei3 bu4 xiang1 = Peipu (village in Taiwan)
detail 竿  bak1 gon1 hoeng1  bei3 gan1 xiang1 = Peikan (village in Taiwan)
detail  bak1 mun4 hoeng1  bei3 men2 xiang1 = Peimen (village in Taiwan)
detail  bei1 naam4 hoeng1  bei1 nan2 xiang1 = Peinan (village in Taiwan)
detail  bou1 zung1 hoeng1  bao1 zhong1 xiang1 = Paochung (village in Taiwan)
detail  bou2 saan1 hoeng1  bao3 shan1 xiang1 = Paoshan (village in Taiwan)
detail  bou3 jim4 hoeng1  bu4 yan2 xiang1 = Puyan (village in Taiwan)
detail  bou3 sam1 hoeng1  bu4 xin1 xiang1 = Puhsin (village in Taiwan)
detail  ce1 sing4 hoeng1  che1 cheng2 xiang1 = Checheng (village in Taiwan)
detail  ceon1 jat6 hoeng1  chun1 ri4 xiang1 = Chunjih (village in Taiwan)
detail  ci3 tung4 hoeng1  ci4 tong2 xiang1 = Tzutung (village in Taiwan)
detail  ci4 soeng6 hoeng1  chi2 shang4 xiang1 = Chihshang (village in Taiwan)
detail  coeng4 ban1 hoeng1  chang2 bin1 xiang1 = Changpin (village in Taiwan)
detail  coeng4 zi6 hoeng1  chang2 zhi4 xiang1 = Changchih (village in Taiwan)
detail  daai6 bou3 hoeng1  da4 bu4 xiang1 = Tapu (village in Taiwan)
detail  daai6 cyun1 hoeng1  da4 cun1 xiang1 = Tatsun (village in Taiwan)
detail  daai6 jyun4 hoeng1  da4 yuan2 xiang1 = Tayuan (village in Taiwan)
detail  daai6 liu4 hoeng1  da4 liao2 xiang1 = Taliao (village in Taiwan)
detail  daai6 mou5 hoeng1  da4 wu3 xiang1 = Tawu (village in Taiwan)
detail  daai6 noi6 hoeng1  da4 nei4 xiang1 = Tanei (village in Taiwan)
detail  daai6 on1 hoeng1  da4 an1 xiang1 = Taan (village in Taiwan)
detail  daai6 pei4 hoeng1  da4 pi2 xiang1 = Tapi (village in Taiwan)
detail  daai6 se5 hoeng1  da4 she4 xiang1 = Tashe (village in Taiwan)
detail  daai6 sing4 hoeng1  da4 cheng2 xiang1 = Tacheng (village in Taiwan)
detail  daai6 tou5 hoeng1  da4 du4 xiang1 = Tatu (village in Taiwan)
detail  daai6 tung4 hoeng1  da4 tong2 xiang1 = Tatung (village in Taiwan)
detail  daai6 wu4 hoeng1  da4 hu2 xiang1 = Tahu (village in Taiwan)
detail  daat6 jan4 hoeng1  da2 ren2 xiang1 = Tajen (village in Taiwan)
detail  dung1 ho4 hoeng1  dong1 he2 xiang1 = Tungho (village in Taiwan), Tung Ho Heung
detail  dung1 hoeng1  dong1 xiang1 = Dongxiang (place in Jiangxi)
detail  dung1 jan5 hoeng1  dong1 yin3 xiang1 = Tungyin (village in Taiwan)
detail  dung1 saan1 hoeng1  dong1 shan1 xiang1 = Tungshan (village in Taiwan)
detail  dung1 saan1 hoeng1  dong1 shan1 xiang1 = Tungshan (village in Taiwan)
detail  dung1 sai3 hoeng1  dong1 shi4 xiang1 = Tungshih (village in Taiwan)
detail  faa1 taan4 hoeng1  hua1 tan2 xiang1 = Huatan (village in Taiwan)
detail  faan1 lou6 hoeng1  fan1 lu4 xiang1 = Fanlu (village in Taiwan)
detail  fan1 jyun4 hoeng1  fen1 yuan2 xiang1 = Fenyuan (village in Taiwan)
detail  fei4 hoeng1  fei2 xiang1 = Feixiang (place in Hebei)
detail  fong1 jyun2 hoeng1  fang1 yuan4 xiang1 = Fangyuan (village in Taiwan)
detail  fong1 liu4 hoeng1  fang1 liao2 xiang1 = Fangliao (village in Taiwan)
detail  fong1 saan1 hoeng1  fang1 shan1 xiang1 = Fangshan (village in Taiwan)
detail  fu3 lei5 hoeng1  fu4 li3 xiang1 = Fuli (village in Taiwan)
detail  fuk1 hing1 hoeng1  fu2 xing1 xiang1 = Fuhsing (village in Taiwan)
detail  fuk6 hing1 hoeng1  fu4 xing1 xiang1 = Fuhsing (village in Taiwan)
detail  fung1 ban1 hoeng1  feng1 bin1 xiang1 = Fengpin (village in Taiwan)
detail  gaai1 dung1 hoeng1  jia1 dong1 xiang1 = Chiatung (village in Taiwan)
detail  gaap3 sin1 hoeng1  jia3 xian1 xiang1 = Chiahsien (village in Taiwan)
detail  gam1 fung1 hoeng1  jin1 feng1 xiang1 = Chinfeng (village in Taiwan)
detail  gam1 hoeng1  jin1 xiang1 = Jinxiang (place in Shandong)
detail  gam1 ning4 hoeng1  jin1 ning2 xiang1 = Chinning (village in Taiwan)
detail  gam1 saan1 hoeng1  jin1 shan1 xiang1 = Chinshan (village in Taiwan)
detail  gat1 on1 hoeng1  ji2 an1 xiang1 = Chian (village in Taiwan)
detail  geoi2 gwong1 hoeng1  ju3 guang1 xiang1 = Chukuang (village in Taiwan)
detail  gu2 haang1 hoeng1  gu3 keng1 xiang1 = Kukeng (village in Taiwan)
detail  gun1 jam1 hoeng1  guan1 yin1 xiang1 = Kuanyin (village in Taiwan)
detail  gun1 tin4 hoeng1  guan1 tian2 xiang1 = Kuantien (village in Taiwan)
detail  gung1 gun2 hoeng1  gong1 guan3 xiang1 = Kungkuan (village in Taiwan)
detail  gung3 liu4 hoeng1  gong4 liao2 xiang1 = Kungliao (village in Taiwan)
detail  gwaan1 miu6 hoeng1  guan1 miao4 xiang1 = Kuanmiao (village in Taiwan)
detail  gwai1 jan4 hoeng1  gui1 ren2 xiang1 = Kueijen (village in Taiwan)
detail  gwok3 sing3 hoeng1  guo2 xing4 xiang1 = Kuohsing (village in Taiwan)
detail  ham3 ding2 hoeng1  kan3 ding3 xiang1 = Kanting (village in Taiwan)
detail  hau2 wu4 hoeng1  kou3 hu2 xiang1 = Kouhu (village in Taiwan)
detail  hau6 lei5 hoeng1  hou4 li3 xiang1 = Houli (village in Taiwan)
detail  hoi2 dyun1 hoeng1  hai3 duan1 xiang1 = Haituan (village in Taiwan)
detail  ji6 leon4 hoeng1  er4 lun2 xiang1 = Erhlun (village in Taiwan)
detail  ji6 seoi2 hoeng1  er4 shui3 xiang1 = Erhshui (village in Taiwan)
detail  laan4 jyu4 hoeng1  lan2 yu3 xiang1 = Lanyu, Orchid Island (village in Taiwan)
detail  lai4 ji6 hoeng1  lai2 yi4 xiang1 = Laii (village in Taiwan)
detail  lam4 bin1 hoeng1  lin2 bian1 xiang1 = Linpien (village in Taiwan)
detail  lam4 hau2 hoeng1  lin2 kou3 xiang1 = Linkou (village in Taiwan)
detail  lam4 jyun4 hoeng1  lin2 yuan2 xiang1 = Linyuan (village in Taiwan)
detail  lam4 noi6 hoeng1  lin2 nei4 xiang1 = Linnei (village in Taiwan)
detail  lei5 gong2 hoeng1  li3 gang3 xiang1 = Likang (village in Taiwan)
detail  leon4 lok3 hoeng1  lin2 luo4 xiang1 = Linlo (village in Taiwan)
detail  lit6 jyu4 hoeng1  lie4 yu3 xiang1 = Liehyu (village in Taiwan)
detail  on1 ding6 hoeng1  an1 ding4 xiang1 = Anting (village in Taiwan)
detail  on1 hoeng1  an1 xiang1 = Anxiang (place in Hunan)
detail  waang4 saan1 hoeng1  heng2 shan1 xiang1 = Hengshan (village in Taiwan)
detail  wo4 ping4 hoeng1  he2 ping2 xiang1 = Hoping (village in Taiwan)
detail  wu4 hau2 hoeng1  hu2 kou3 xiang1 = Hukou (village in Taiwan)
detail  wu4 noi6 hoeng1  hu2 nei4 xiang1 = Hunei (village in Taiwan)
detail 西  wu4 sai1 hoeng1  hu2 xi1 xiang1 = Huhsi (village in Taiwan)
detail  ziu1 kai1 hoeng1  jiao1 xi1 xiang1 = Chiaohsi (village in Taiwan)
detail  zoeng1 gwan1 hoeng1  jiang1 jun1 xiang1 = Chiangchun (village in Taiwan)
detail  cat1 gu2 hoeng1  qi1 gu3 xiang1 = Chiku (village in Taiwan)
detail  cat1 mei5 hoeng1  qi1 mei3 xiang1 = Chimei (village in Taiwan)
detail  gwong1 fuk6 hoeng1  guang1 fu4 xiang1 = Kuangfu (village in Taiwan)
detail  haa6 jing4 hoeng1  xia4 ying2 xiang1 = Hsiaying (village in Taiwan)
detail  hau6 bik1 hoeng1  hou4 bi4 xiang1 = Houpi (village in Taiwan)
detail  jan4 dak1 hoeng1  ren2 de2 xiang1 = Jente (village in Taiwan)
detail  jan4 mou5 hoeng1  ren2 wu3 xiang1 = Jenwu (village in Taiwan)
detail  jan4 oi3 hoeng1  ren2 ai4 xiang1 = Jenai (village in Taiwan)
detail  jin4 ping4 hoeng1  yan2 ping2 xiang1 = Yanping (village in Taiwan)
detail  jyun4 coeng4 hoeng1  yuan2 chang2 xiang1 = Yuanchang (village in Taiwan)
detail  jyun4 saan1 hoeng1  yuan2 shan1 xiang1 = Yuanshan (village in Taiwan)
detail  kiu4 tau4 hoeng1  qiao2 tou2 xiang1 = Chiaotou (village in Taiwan)
detail  lau5 jing4 hoeng1  liu3 ying2 xiang1 = Liuying (village in Taiwan)
detail  leon4 bui3 hoeng1  lun2 bei4 xiang1 = Lunpei (village in Taiwan)
detail  luk6 gaap3 hoeng1  liu4 jia3 xiang1 = Liuchia (village in Taiwan)
detail  luk6 gwai1 hoeng1  liu4 gui1 xiang1 = Liukuei (village in Taiwan)
detail  man4 hung4 hoeng1  min2 xiong2 xiang1 = Minhsiung (village in Taiwan)
detail  mei4 to4 hoeng1  mi2 tuo2 xiang1 = Mito (village in Taiwan)
detail  ming4 gaan1 hoeng1  ming2 jian1 xiang1 = Mingchien (village in Taiwan)
detail  mong6 on1 hoeng1  wang4 an1 xiang1 = Wangan (village in Taiwan)
detail  mou5 hoeng1  wu3 xiang1 = Wuxiang (place in Shanxi)
detail  mui4 saan1 hoeng1  mei2 shan1 xiang1 = Meishan (village in Taiwan)
detail  naam4 faa3 hoeng1  nan2 hua4 xiang1 = Nanhua (village in Taiwan)
detail 竿  naam4 gon1 hoeng1  nan2 gan1 xiang1 = Nankan (village in Taiwan)
detail  naam4 ou3 hoeng1  nan2 ao4 xiang1 = Nanao (village in Taiwan)
detail 西  naam4 sai1 hoeng1  nan2 xi1 xiang1 = Nanhsi (village in Taiwan)
detail  naam4 zau1 hoeng1  nan2 zhou1 xiang1 = Nanchou (village in Taiwan)
detail  naam4 zong1 hoeng1  nan2 zhuang1 xiang1 = Nanchuang (village in Taiwan)
detail  ng5 fung1 hoeng1  wu3 feng1 xiang1 = Wufeng (village in Taiwan)
detail  ng5 git3 hoeng1  wu3 jie2 xiang1 = Wuchieh (village in Taiwan)
detail  ng5 gu2 hoeng1  wu3 gu3 xiang1 = Wuku (village in Taiwan)
detail  ngoi6 bou3 hoeng1  wai4 bu4 xiang1 = Waipu (village in Taiwan)
detail  ning4 hoeng1  ning2 xiang1 = Ningxiang (place in Hunan)
detail  noi6 bou3 hoeng1  nei4 bu4 xiang1 = Neipu (village in Taiwan)
detail  noi6 hoeng1  nei4 xiang1 = Neixiang (place in Henan)
detail  noi6 mun4 hoeng1  nei4 men2 xiang1 = Neimen (village in Taiwan)
detail  pei4 tau4 hoeng1  pi2 tou2 xiang1 = Pitou (village in Taiwan)
detail  ping4 hoeng1  ping2 xiang1 = Pingxiang (place in Hebei)
detail  ping4 kai1 hoeng1  ping2 xi1 xiang1 = Pinghsi (village in Taiwan)
detail  ping4 lam4 hoeng1  ping2 lin2 xiang1 = Pinglin (village in Taiwan)
detail  saam1 dei6 mun4 hoeng1  san1 di4 men2 xiang1 = Santimen (village in Taiwan)
detail  saam1 ji6 hoeng1  san1 yi4 xiang1 = Sani (village in Taiwan)
detail  saam1 lam4 hoeng1  shan1 lin2 xiang1 = Shanlin (village in Taiwan)
detail  saam1 man4 hoeng1  san1 min2 xiang1 = Sanmin (village in Taiwan), Sam Mun Heung
detail  saam1 sing1 hoeng1  san1 xing1 xiang1 = Sanhsing (village in Taiwan)
detail  saam1 waan1 hoeng1  san1 wan1 xiang1 = Sanwan (village in Taiwan)
detail  saam1 zi1 hoeng1  san1 zhi1 xiang1 = Sanchih (village in Taiwan)
detail  saan1 soeng6 hoeng1  shan1 shang4 xiang1 = Shanshang (village in Taiwan)
detail  san1 fung1 hoeng1  xin1 feng1 xiang1 = Hsinfeng (village in Taiwan)
detail  san1 gong2 hoeng1  shen1 gang3 xiang1 = Shenkang (village in Taiwan)
detail  san1 gong2 hoeng1  xin1 gang3 xiang1 = Hsinkang (village in Taiwan)
detail  san1 hoeng1  xin1 xiang1 = Xinxiang (city in Henan)
detail  san1 hoeng1 dei6 keoi1  xin1 xiang1 di4 qu1 = Xinxiang district (district in Henan)
detail  san1 jyun4 hoeng1  xin1 yuan2 xiang1 = Hsinyuan (village in Taiwan)
detail  san1 pei4 hoeng1  xin1 pi2 xiang1 = Hsinpi (village in Taiwan)
detail  san1 se5 hoeng1  xin1 she4 xiang1 = Hsinshe (village in Taiwan)
detail  san1 si5 hoeng1  xin1 shi4 xiang1 = Hsinshih (village in Taiwan)
detail  san1 sing4 hoeng1  xin1 cheng2 xiang1 = Hsincheng (village in Taiwan)
detail  san1 uk1 hoeng1  xin1 wu1 xiang1 = Hsinwu (village in Taiwan)
detail  sau6 fung1 hoeng1  shou4 feng1 xiang1 = Shoufeng (village in Taiwan)
detail  sei3 wu4 hoeng1  si4 hu2 xiang1 = Sihu (A rural township in Yunlin, Taiwan)
detail  seon3 ji6 hoeng1  xin4 yi4 xiang1 = Hsini (village in Taiwan)
detail  taai3 maa4 lei5 hoeng1  tai4 ma2 li3 xiang1 = Taimali (village in Taiwan)
detail 西  toi4 sai1 hoeng1  tai2 xi1 xiang1 = Taihsi (village in Taiwan)
detail  tou4 jyun4 hoeng1  tao2 yuan2 xiang1 = Taoyuan (village in Taiwan)
detail  tung4 hoeng1  tong2 xiang1 = Tongxiang (city in Zhejiang)
detail  zi2 gun1 hoeng1  zi3 guan1 xiang1 = Tzukuan (village in Taiwan)
detail  zo2 zan3 hoeng1  zuo3 zhen4 xiang1 = Tsochen (village in Taiwan)
detail  coek3 kai1 hoeng1  zhuo1 xi1 xiang1 = Chohsi (village in Taiwan)
detail  zong3 wai4 hoeng1  zhuang4 wei2 xiang1 = Chuangwei (village in Taiwan)
detail  zung1 bou3 hoeng1  zhong1 bu4 xiang1 = Chungpu (village in Taiwan)
detail  zung1 liu4 hoeng1  zhong1 liao2 xiang1 = Chungliao (village in Taiwan)
detail  wing5 on1 hoeng1  yong3 an1 xiang1 = Yungan (village in Taiwan), Wing On Heung
detail  dung1 hoeng1 zuk6  dong1 xiang1 zu2 = Donxiang nationality of Gansu province
detail  ji3 gam2 waan4 hoeng1  yi4 jin3 huan2 xiang1 = to have a glorious homecoming
detail  daai6 syu6 hoeng1  da4 shu4 xiang1 = Tashu (village in Taiwan)
detail  dung1 hoeng1 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6  dong1 xiang1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Dongxiangzu autonomous county (county in Gansu)
detail  dung1 sek6 hoeng1  dong1 shi2 xiang1 = Tungshih (village in Taiwan)
detail  gau2 jyu4 hoeng1  jiu3 ru2 xiang1 = Chiuju (village in Taiwan)
detail  gou1 syu6 hoeng1  gao1 shu4 xiang1 = Kaoshu (village in Taiwan)
detail  ngo4 mei4 hoeng1  e2 mei2 xiang1 = Emei (village in Taiwan)
detail  zim1 sek6 hoeng1  jian1 shi2 xiang1 = Chienshih (village in Taiwan)
detail  daai6 ngaa5 hoeng1  da4 ya3 xiang1 = Taya (village in Taiwan)
detail  luk6 goek3 hoeng1  liu4 jiao3 xiang1 = Liuchiao (village in Taiwan)

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detail 一個人異鄉無根無蔃自己容易
To be alone in a foreign place without the support from family or society, one has to be very independent; and that can be very trying.

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