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故鄉

简故乡 · 繁故鄉

Mandarin · pinyin gù xiāng

home
homeland
native place
Classifier: 個 gè

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故: gù · ancient, old; reason, because
鄉: Look up this written character
乡: xiāng · country; rural; village

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4–1 · gu4 xiang1

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gu3 hoeng1

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noun

native land; hometown; birthplace

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