鄉下

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See also: 乡下

Chinese

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

Noun

鄉下

  1. 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.
    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.
    If you ask me, the scenery in the countryside is more beautiful than that in the scenic spots.
  2. (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 haa6-2 gaa3?
    How often do you go back to your hometown?
  3. (Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) foreign places where Hong Kongers frequently travel to, especially Japan (see 返鄉下／返乡下)

Synonyms

  • (countryside):
  • (hometown):

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