還鄉團
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Chinese
| to return to one's hometown; to return home; to retire from public life | regiment; round; circular regiment; round; circular; group; society | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (還鄉團) | 還鄉 | 團 | |
| simp. (还乡团) | 还乡 | 团 | |
Etymology
Short for 難民還鄉團／难民还乡团 (nànmín huánxiāng tuán, “refugee returning legion”)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huánsiang tuán
- Wade–Giles: huan2-hsiang1 tʻuan2
- Yale: hwán-syāng twán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwanshiang twan
- Palladius: хуаньсян туань (xuanʹsjan tuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯än³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰu̯än³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: waan4 hoeng1 tyun4
- Yale: wàahn hēung tyùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: waan4 hoeng1 tyn4
- Guangdong Romanization: wan4 hêng1 tün4
- Sinological IPA (key): /waːn²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵ tʰyːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
還鄉團
- (historical) homecoming legion; various Kuomintang-supported landlord militia aiming to regain their land lost during land reform