鄉下

See also: 乡下

Chinese edit

	country; village	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
trad. (鄉下)	鄉	下
simp. (乡下)	乡	下
anagram	下鄉／下乡

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāngxia, xiāngxià

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤ ˙ㄒㄧㄚ, ㄒㄧㄤㄒㄧㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoeng¹ haa^6-2
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): hiông-ha

(Meixian, Guangdong): hiong¹ ha⁴
Northern Min (KCR): hióng-à
Eastern Min (BUC): hiŏng-â
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiuⁿ-ē / hiuⁿ-ě / hioⁿ-ēe
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ¹shian-gho

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngxia
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ˙ㄒㄧㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siangsiå
  - Wade–Giles: hsiang¹-hsia⁵
  - Yale: syāng-sya
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiang.shia
  - Palladius: сянся (sjansja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä²/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngxià
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤㄒㄧㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siangsià
  - Wade–Giles: hsiang¹-hsia⁴
  - Yale: syāng-syà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangshiah
  - Palladius: сянся (sjansja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoeng¹ haa^6-2
  - Yale: hēung há
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng¹ haa^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: hêng¹ ha^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hœːŋ⁵⁵ haː²²⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hiông-ha
  - Hakka Romanization System: hiong´ ha
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hiong¹ ha⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /hi̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ha⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: hiong¹ ha⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ha⁵³/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: hióng-à
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xiɔŋ⁵⁴ a⁴²/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: hiŏng-â
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hyoŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(Ø-)ŋɑ²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiuⁿ-ē
  - Tâi-lô: hiunn-ē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hviu'e
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² e²²/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ e³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiuⁿ-ě
  - Tâi-lô: hiunn-ě
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiũ³³ e²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hioⁿ-ēe
  - Tâi-lô: hionn-ēe
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² ɛ²²/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ¹shian-gho
  - MiniDict: shian^平 gho
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xian-hho
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕiã⁵⁵ ɦo²¹/

Noun edit

鄉下

the countryside; the country; rural area
放假了，我們一家大小往鄉下去探望祖母。 [MSC, trad.]
放假了，我们一家大小往乡下去探望祖母。 [MSC, simp.]
Fàngjià le, wǒmen yījiādàxiǎo wǎng xiāngxià qù tànwàng zǔmǔ. [Pinyin]
We had a holiday, so our whole family went to the countryside to visit grandmother.

要我說啊，鄉下美麗的田園風光就比風景區的好。 [MSC, trad.]
要我说啊，乡下美丽的田园风光就比风景区的好。 [MSC, simp.]
Yào wǒ shuō a, xiāngxià měilì de tiányuán fēngguāng jiù bǐ fēngjǐngqū de hǎo. [Pinyin]
If you ask me, the scenery in the countryside is more beautiful than that in the scenic spots.
(somewhat dialectal) hometown; native land
回鄉下／回乡下 ― huí xiāngxià ― to go back to one's village

你幾耐先返一次鄉下㗎？ [Cantonese, trad.]
你几耐先返一次乡下㗎？ [Cantonese, simp.]
nei⁵ gei² noi⁶ sin¹ faan¹ jat¹ ci³ hoeng¹ haa^6-2 gaa³? [Jyutping]
How often do you go back to your hometown?
(Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) foreign places where Hong Kongers frequently travel to, especially Japan (see 返鄉下／返乡下)

Synonyms edit

(countryside):

四鄉／四乡 (sìxiāng) (countryside around a town)
山野 (shānyě) (figurative)
庄跤 (“chng-kha”) (Xiamen Hokkien)
村野 (cūnyě)
田園／田园 (tiányuán)
田舍 (tiánshè) (literary)
田野 (tiányě)
田間／田间 (tiánjiān)
草地 (Teochew, Taiwanese Hokkien)
草野 (cǎoyě) (literary)
莊下／庄下 (Hakka)
農村／农村 (nóngcūn)
郊野 (jiāoyě)
鄉村／乡村 (xiāngcūn)
鄉社／乡社 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
鄉裡／乡里 (xian¹ li) (Xiang)
鄉間／乡间 (xiāngjiān) (in the countryside)
野外 (yěwài)

(hometown):

土 (literary, or in compounds)
家鄉／家乡 (jiāxiāng)
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)
鄉土／乡土 (xiāngtǔ)
鄉梓／乡梓 (xiāngzǐ) (literary)
鄉關／乡关 (xiāngguān) (literary)

Derived terms edit

鄉下人／乡下人 (xiāngxiarén)
鄉下佬／乡下佬 (xiāngxiàlǎo)
鄉下庸／乡下庸
鄉下話／乡下话 (xiāngxiàhuà)