鄉土

See also: 郷土 and 乡土

Chinese

		country; village	earth; dust; rural earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian
trad. (鄉土)		鄉	土
simp. (乡土)		乡	土

Etymology

"Hong Kong Discuss Forum"

Homophonic pun of 香討／香讨 (hoeng1 tou2), short for its original name 香港討論區／香港讨论区 (hoeng¹ gong² tou² leon⁶ keoi¹).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāngtǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoeng¹ tou²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hiông-thú
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiong-thó͘ / hiang-thó͘ / hiuⁿ-thó͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngtǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siangtǔ
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang¹-tʻu³
    • Yale: syāng-tǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangtuu
    • Palladius: сянту (sjantu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoeng¹ tou²
    • Yale: hēung tóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng¹ tou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hêng¹ tou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hœːŋ⁵⁵ tʰou̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hiông-thú
    • Hakka Romanization System: hiong´ tu`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hiong¹ tu³
    • Sinological IPA: /hi̯oŋ²⁴ tʰu³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiong-thó͘
    • Tâi-lô: hiong-thóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiongtor
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɔ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɔŋ³³ tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiang-thó͘
    • Tâi-lô: hiang-thóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiangtor
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰɔ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiuⁿ-thó͘
    • Tâi-lô: hiunn-thóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hviu'tor
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiũ³³ tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰɔ⁵³/

Noun

鄉土

1. native soil; one's native land; one's hometown
2. region; area

Proper noun

鄉土

1. (Hong Kong, Internet slang) Hong Kong Discuss Forum

Synonyms

• (one's 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)
• 鄉下／乡下
• 鄉梓／乡梓 (xiāngzǐ) (literary)
• 鄉關／乡关 (xiāngguān) (literary)

 

• (region):

• 一帶／一带 (yīdài) (an area and its surrounding regions)
• 區／区
• 區位／区位 (qūwèi)
• 區域／区域 (qūyù)
• 地區／地区 (dìqū)
• 地域 (dìyù)
• 地帶／地带 (dìdài)
• 地步 (dìbù) (literary)
• 地段 (dìduàn)
• 地界 (dìjiè)
• 地面 (dìmiàn) (colloquial)

 

Derived terms

• 鄉土劇／乡土剧
• 鄉土文學／乡土文学
• 鄉土氣息／乡土气息