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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngtǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤㄊㄨˇ
  - 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

native soil; one's native land; one's hometown
region; area

Proper noun

鄉土

(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

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