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xiāng
HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. country or countryside
  2. 2. native place
  3. 3. home village or town
  4. 4. township (PRC administrative unit)

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 339720)

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Words Containing 乡

国姓乡
guó xìng xiāng

Guoxing or Kuohsing Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan

乡城县
xiāng chéng xiàn

Xiangcheng county (Tibetan: phyag 'phreng rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

穷乡僻壤
qióng xiāng pì rǎng

a remote and desolate place

新丰乡
xīn fēng xiāng

Xinfeng or Hsinfeng township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan

大社乡
dà shè xiāng

Tashe township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

六龟乡
liù guī xiāng

Liugui or Liukuei township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

鹿野乡
lù yě xiāng

Luye or Luyeh township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

盐井乡
yán jǐng xiāng

Yanjing village, common place name

铜锣乡
tóng luó xiāng

Tongluo or Tunglo township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan

乡下佬
xiāng xia lǎo

villager; hick

流落他乡
liú luò tā xiāng

to wander far from home

客死异乡
kè sǐ yì xiāng

to die in a foreign land (idiom)

元长乡
yuán cháng xiāng

Yuanchang township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

八里乡
bā lǐ xiāng

Bali or Pali township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

萍乡市
píng xiāng shì

Pingxiang, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi

外埔乡
wài pǔ xiāng

Waipu Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

燕巢乡
yàn cháo xiāng

Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

湘乡
xiāng xiāng

Xiangxiang, county-level city in Xiangtan 湘潭[xiāng tán], Hunan

林内乡
lín nèi xiāng

Linnei township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

花坛乡
huā tán xiāng

Huatan Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

老乡
lǎo xiāng

fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown

满州乡
mǎn zhōu xiāng

Manchou township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

芎林乡
qiōng lín xiāng

Qionglin or Chiunglin township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan

头屋乡
tóu wū xiāng

Touwu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan

思乡病
sī xiāng bìng

homesickness

宝山乡
bǎo shān xiāng

Baoshan or Paoshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan

内埔乡
nèi pǔ xiāng

Neipu Township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

秀水乡
xiù shuǐ xiāng

Xiushui or Hsiushui Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

六脚乡
liù jiǎo xiāng

Liujiao or Liuchiao Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

乡村音乐
xiāng cūn yīn yuè

country music (country & western music genre)

狮潭乡
shī tán xiāng

Shitan or Shihtan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan

塔什库尔干乡
tǎ shí kù ěr gān xiāng

Taxkorgan township in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[kā shí dì qū], west Xinjiang

乌什塔拉回族乡
wū shí tǎ lā huí zú xiāng

Wushitala Hui village in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[bā yīn guō léng měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

平溪乡
píng xī xiāng

Pingxi or Pinghsi township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

衣锦还乡
yì jǐn huán xiāng

to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory

兰屿乡
lán yǔ xiāng

Lanyu or Orchid Island township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

新乡地区
xīn xiāng dì qū

Xinxiang prefecture in Henan

乌丘乡
wū qiū xiāng

Wuchiu township in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[jīn mén xiàn] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan

武乡县
wǔ xiāng xiàn

Wuxiang county in Changzhi 長治|长治[cháng zhì], Shanxi

内乡县
nèi xiāng xiàn

Neixiang county in Nanyang 南陽|南阳[nán yáng], Henan

永安乡
yǒng ān xiāng

Yong'an or Yung'an township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

里港乡
lǐ gǎng xiāng

Likang township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

崁顶乡
kǎn dǐng xiāng

Kanting township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

达仁乡
dá rén xiāng

Daren or Tajen township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

三湾乡
sān wān xiāng

Sanwan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan

新乡市
xīn xiāng shì

Xinxiang, prefecture-level city in Henan

乡宁县
xiāng níng xiàn

Xiangning county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[lín fén], Shanxi

东乡族自治县
dōng xiāng zú zì zhì xiàn

Dongxiang Autonomous County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[lín xià huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Gansu

鱼池乡
yú chí xiāng

Yuchi or Yuchih Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan

新埤乡
xīn pí xiāng

Hsinpi township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

番路乡
fān lù xiāng

Fanlu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

福兴乡
fú xīng xiāng

Fuxing or Fuhsing Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

乡间
xiāng jiān

in the country

小同乡
xiǎo tóng xiāng

person from the same county

走乡随乡
zǒu xiāng suí xiāng

(proverb) to follow local customs

万里乡
wàn lǐ xiāng

Wanli township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

佳冬乡
jiā dōng xiāng

Chiatung township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

万荣乡
wàn róng xiāng

Wanrong or Wanjung township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[huā lián xiàn], east Taiwan

横山乡
héng shān xiāng

Hengshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan

甲仙乡
jiǎ xiān xiāng

Jiaxian or Chiahsien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

田尾乡
tián wěi xiāng

Tianwei or Tienwei Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

乡长
xiāng zhǎng

village chief

古坑乡
gǔ kēng xiāng

Gukeng or Kukeng township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

大埤乡
dà pí xiāng

Dapi or Tapi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

龟山乡
guī shān xiāng

Guishan or Kueishan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan

宁乡县
níng xiāng xiàn

Ningxiang county in Changsha 長沙|长沙[cháng shā], Hunan

乡村
xiāng cūn

rustic

西屿乡
xī yǔ xiāng

Xiyu or Hsiyu township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[péng hú xiàn] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

家乡菜
jiā xiāng cài

regional dish

台西乡
tái xī xiāng

Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

弥陀乡
mí tuó xiāng

Mituo or Mito township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

五结乡
wǔ jié xiāng

Wujie or Wuchieh Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan

卑南乡
bēi nán xiāng

Beinan or Peinan township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

石碇乡
shí dìng xiāng

Shiding or Shihting township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

背井离乡
bèi jǐng lí xiāng

to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)

玛家乡
mǎ jiā xiāng

Machia township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

海端乡
hǎi duān xiāng

Haiduan or Haituan township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

观音乡
guān yīn xiāng

Guanyin or Kuanyin township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan

牡丹乡
mǔ dan xiāng

Mutan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

延平乡
yán píng xiāng

Yanping township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

乡愁
xiāng chóu

homesickness

乡村奶酪
xiāng cūn nǎi lào

cottage cheese

梦乡
mèng xiāng

the land of dreams

光复乡
guāng fù xiāng

Guangfu or Kuangfu township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[huā lián xiàn], east Taiwan

中埔乡
zhōng pǔ xiāng

Zhongpu or Chungpu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

乌来乡
wū lái xiāng

Wulai township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

故乡
gù xiāng

home

芦竹乡
lú zhú xiāng

Luzhu or Luchu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan

水乡
shuǐ xiāng

patchwork of waterways, esp. in Jiangsu

新乡县
xīn xiāng xiàn

Xinxiang county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[xīn xiāng], Henan

思乡
sī xiāng

to be homesick

离乡背井
lí xiāng bèi jǐng

to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)

乡里
xiāng lǐ

one's home town or village

复兴乡
fù xīng xiāng

Fuxing or Fuhsing township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan

富里乡
fù lǐ xiāng

Fuli township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[huā lián xiàn], east Taiwan

二仑乡
èr lún xiāng

Erlun or Erhlun township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

大泽乡起义
dà zé xiāng qǐ yì

Dazexiang Uprising, another name for 陳勝吳廣起義|陈胜吴广起义[chén shèng wú guǎng qǐ yì]

麦寮乡
mài liáo xiāng

Mailiao township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

大树乡
dà shù xiāng

Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

南州乡
nán zhōu xiāng

Nanchou township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

社头乡
shè tóu xiāng

Shetou Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

湖西乡
hú xī xiāng

Huhsi township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[péng hú xiàn] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

乡绅
xiāng shēn

a scholar or government official living in one's village

乡下习气
xiāng xià xí qì

country manners

莿桐乡
cì tóng xiāng

Citong or Tzutung township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

礁溪乡
jiāo xī xiāng

Jiaoxi or Chiaohsi Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan

五股乡
wǔ gǔ xiāng

Wugu township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

亚曼牙乡
yà màn yá xiāng

Yamanya township in Shule county, Kashgar, Xinjiang

乡亲
xiāng qīn

fellow countryman (from the same village)

贡寮乡
gòng liáo xiāng

Gongliao or Kungliao township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

乡曲
xiāng qū

remote village

异国他乡
yì guó tā xiāng

foreign lands and places (idiom); living as expatriate

山乡
shān xiāng

mountain area

下乡
xià xiāng

to go to the countryside

还乡
huán xiāng

(literary) to return to one's native place

南澳乡
nán ào xiāng

Nan'ao Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan

湖内乡
hú nèi xiāng

Hunei township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

三芝乡
sān zhī xiāng

Sanzhi or Sanchih township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

肥乡县
féi xiāng xiàn

Feixiang county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[hán dān], Hebei

绿岛乡
lǜ dǎo xiāng

Lüdao or Lutao township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

怀乡
huái xiāng

homesick

大武乡
dà wǔ xiāng

Dawu or Tawu township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

卓溪乡
zhuó xī xiāng

Zhuoxi or Chohsi township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[huā lián xiàn], east Taiwan

乡僻
xiāng pì

far from town

西乡塘
xī xiāng táng

Xixiangtang District of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[nán níng shì], Guangxi

乡人
xiāng rén

villager

新屋乡
xīn wū xiāng

Xinwu or Hsinwu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan

麟洛乡
lín luò xiāng

Linlo township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

桐乡
tóng xiāng

Tongxiang, county-level city in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[jiā xīng], Zhejiang

东势乡
dōng shì xiāng

Dongshi or Tungshih township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

鸟松乡
niǎo sōng xiāng

Niaosong or Niaosung township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

神冈乡
shén gāng xiāng

Shenkang Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

白沙乡
bái shā xiāng

Baisha or Paisha township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[péng hú xiàn] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

桃源乡
táo yuán xiāng

Taoyuan township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

乡城
xiāng chéng

Xiangcheng county (Tibetan: phyag 'phreng rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

独在异乡为异客
dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè

a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[wáng wéi])

外乡人
wài xiāng rén

a stranger

冬山乡
dōng shān xiāng

Dongshan or Tungshan Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan

大雅乡
dà yǎ xiāng

Daya or Taya Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

西湖乡
xī hú xiāng

Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan

内门乡
nèi mén xiāng

Neimen township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

线西乡
xiàn xī xiāng

Xianxi or Hsienhsi Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

龙井乡
lóng jǐng xiāng

Longjing or Lungching Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

入乡随俗
rù xiāng suí sú

When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do

后里乡
hòu lǐ xiāng

Houli Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

乡村医生
xiāng cūn yī shēng

village doctor (Chinese health care system)

良乡
liáng xiāng

Liangxiang town in Beijing municipality

海瑞乡
hǎi ruì xiāng

Hairui township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

尖石乡
jiān shí xiāng

Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan

南竿乡
nán gān xiāng

Nankan or Nangan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[lián jiāng xiàn] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan

水林乡
shuǐ lín xiāng

Shuilin township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

中寮乡
zhōng liáo xiāng

Zhongliao or Chungliao Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan

水上乡
shuǐ shàng xiāng

Shuishang Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

溪口乡
xī kǒu xiāng

Xikou or Hsikou Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

西乡县
xī xiāng xiàn

Xixiang County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[hàn zhōng], Shaanxi

生达乡
shēng dá xiāng

Sinda village in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[chāng dū dì qū], Tibet

大园乡
dà yuán xiāng

Dayuan or Tayuan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan

新港乡
xīn gǎng xiāng

Xingang or Hsinkang Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

名间乡
míng jiān xiāng

Mingjian or Mingchien Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan

八美乡
bā měi xiāng

Bamei or Bamay township in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[dào fú xiàn], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

湖口乡
hú kǒu xiāng

Hukou township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan

埤头乡
pí tóu xiāng

Pitou Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

东乡县
dōng xiāng xiàn

Dongxiang county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi

少数民族乡
shǎo shù mín zú xiāng

ethnic township (formal village level subdivision of PRC county)

公馆乡
gōng guǎn xiāng

Gongguan or Kungkuan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan

乡郊
xiāng jiāo

rural

肥乡
féi xiāng

Feixiang county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[hán dān], Hebei

鹿谷乡
lù gǔ xiāng

Lugu or Luku Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan

他乡
tā xiāng

foreign land

宁乡
níng xiāng

Ningxiang county in Changsha 長沙|长沙[cháng shā], Hunan

三义乡
sān yì xiāng

Sanyi township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan

大安乡
dà ān xiāng

Da'an or Ta'an Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

四湖乡
sì hú xiāng

Sihu (or Ssuhu) township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

北竿乡
běi gān xiāng

Peikan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[lián jiāng xiàn] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan

太麻里乡
tài má lǐ xiāng

Taimali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

三地门乡
sān dì mén xiāng

Santimen township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

住房和城乡建设部
zhù fáng hé chéng xiāng jiàn shè bù

Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the PRC (MOHURD)

大湖乡
dà hú xiāng

Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan

万峦乡
wàn luán xiāng

Wanluan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

客死他乡
kè sǐ tā xiāng

see 客死異鄉|客死异乡[kè sǐ yì xiāng]

杉林乡
shān lín xiāng

Shanlin township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

琉球乡
liú qiú xiāng

Liuchiu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

七美乡
qī měi xiāng

Qimei or Chimei township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[péng hú xiàn] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

新城乡
xīn chéng xiāng

Xincheng or Hsincheng township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[huā lián xiàn], east Taiwan

狮子乡
shī zǐ xiāng

Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

新社乡
xīn shè xiāng

Xinshe or Hsinshe Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

景宁畲乡
jǐng níng shē xiāng

Jingning Shezu autonomous county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[lí shuǐ], Zhejiang

同乡亲故
tóng xiāng qīn gù

fellow countryman (from the same village)

乡愿
xiāng yuàn

(literary) hypocrite

石门乡
shí mén xiāng

Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

埔盐乡
pǔ yán xiāng

Puyan Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

乡气
xiāng qì

rustic

泰安乡
tài ān xiāng

Taian township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan

东乡
dōng xiāng

Dongxiang or East village (place name)

大麻里乡
dà má lǐ xiāng

Damali or Tamali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

还乡女
huán xiāng nǚ

(Korean term) women who returned to Korea after being abducted during the Manchu invasions of Korea in the 17th century, only to be regarded as defiled and therefore ostracized, even by their own families

乡邻
xiāng lín

fellow villager

伸港乡
shēn gǎng xiāng

Shengang or Shenkang Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

潭子乡
tán zǐ xiāng

Tanzi or Tantzu Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

柏乡
bǎi xiāng

Baixiang county in Xingtai 邢台[xíng tái], Hebei

那玛夏乡
nà mǎ xià xiāng

Namaxia township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

睡乡
shuì xiāng

sleep

林边乡
lín biān xiāng

Linpien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

江南水乡
jiāng nán shuǐ xiāng

patchwork of waterways, esp. in Jiangsu

仁爱乡
rén ài xiāng

Ren'ai or Jenai Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan

侨乡
qiáo xiāng

hometown of overseas Chinese

平乡县
píng xiāng xiàn

Pingxiang county in Xingtai 邢台[xíng tái], Hebei

鹿草乡
lù cǎo xiāng

Lucao or Lutsao Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

乡民
xiāng mín

villager

大埔乡
dà pǔ xiāng

Dapu or Tabu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

三星乡
sān xīng xiāng

Sanxing or Sanhsing Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan

吉安乡
jí ān xiāng

Ji'an or Chi'an township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[huā lián xiàn], east Taiwan

万丹乡
wàn dān xiāng

Wantan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

高树乡
gāo shù xiāng

Kaoshu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

永靖乡
yǒng jìng xiāng

Yongjing or Yungching Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

峨眉乡
é méi xiāng

Emei township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan

本乡
běn xiāng

home village

秀林乡
xiù lín xiāng

Xiulin or Hsiulin township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[huā lián xiàn], east Taiwan

武乡
wǔ xiāng

Wuxiang county in Changzhi 長治|长治[cháng zhì], Shanxi

乡下
xiāng xia

countryside

西乡塘区
xī xiāng táng qū

Xixiangtang District of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[nán níng shì], Guangxi

安乡
ān xiāng

Anxiang county in Changde 常德[cháng dé], Hunan

石冈乡
shí gāng xiāng

Shihkang Township in Taichung County, 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

阿乡
ā xiāng

(coll.) country folk

同乡
tóng xiāng

person from the same village, town, or province

大村乡
dà cūn xiāng

Dacun Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

二水乡
èr shuǐ xiāng

Ershui or Erhshui Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

乡情
xiāng qíng

homesickness

溪州乡
xī zhōu xiāng

Xizhou or Hsichou Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

芬园乡
fēn yuán xiāng

Fenyuan Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

林园乡
lín yuán xiāng

Linyuan township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

长滨乡
cháng bīn xiāng

Changbin or Changpin township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

信义乡
xìn yì xiāng

Xinyi or Hsinyi Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan

畲乡
yú xiāng

fields and villages

五峰乡
wǔ fēng xiāng

Wufeng township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan

九如乡
jiǔ rú xiāng

Chiuju township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

茄萣乡
qié dìng xiāng

Qieding or Chiating township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

枋山乡
fāng shān xiāng

Fangshan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

雾峰乡
wù fēng xiāng

Wufeng Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

民雄乡
mín xióng xiāng

Minxiong or Minhsiung Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

上山下乡
shàng shān xià xiāng

to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers)

竹塘乡
zhú táng xiāng

Zhutang or Chutang Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

积石山保安族东乡族撒拉族自治县
jī shí shān bǎo ān zú dōng xiāng zú sā lā zú zì zhì xiàn

Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[lín xià huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Gansu

乡谈
xiāng tán

local dialect

乡宁
xiāng níng

Xiangning county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[lín fén], Shanxi

桥头乡
qiáo tóu xiāng

Qiaotou or Chiaotou township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

新乡
xīn xiāng

Xinxiang, prefecture-level city in Henan

双溪乡
shuāng xī xiāng

Shuangxi or Shuanghsi township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

长治乡
cháng zhì xiāng

Changzhi township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

内乡
nèi xiāng

Neixiang county in Nanyang 南陽|南阳[nán yáng], Henan

坪林乡
píng lín xiāng

Pinglin township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

茂林乡
mào lín xiāng

Maolin township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

金乡县
jīn xiāng xiàn

Jinxiang County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[jǐ níng], Shandong

望安乡
wàng ān xiāng

Wangan township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[péng hú xiàn] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

桐乡市
tóng xiāng shì

Tongxiang, county-level city in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[jiā xīng], Zhejiang

盐埔乡
yán pǔ xiāng

Yanpu Township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

竹崎乡
zhú qí xiāng

Zhuqi or Chuchi Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

乌什塔拉乡
wū shí tǎ lā xiāng

Wushitala Hui village in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[bā yīn guō léng měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

平乡
píng xiāng

Pingxiang county in Xingtai 邢台[xíng tái], Hebei

乡下人
xiāng xià rén

country folk

口湖乡
kǒu hú xiāng

Kouhu township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

员山乡
yuán shān xiāng

Yuanshan Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan

车城乡
chē chéng xiāng

Checheng township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

南庄乡
nán zhuāng xiāng

township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan

新园乡
xīn yuán xiāng

Hsinyuan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

丰滨乡
fēng bīn xiāng

Fengbin or Fengpin township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[huā lián xiàn], east Taiwan

乡戚
xiāng qi

a relative

串乡
chuàn xiāng

to go from village to village (like an itinerant artist)

异乡
yì xiāng

foreign land

林口乡
lín kǒu xiāng

Linkou township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

泰武乡
tài wǔ xiāng

Taiwu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

枋寮乡
fāng liáo xiāng

Fangliao township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

芳苑乡
fāng yuàn xiāng

Fangyuan Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

莒光乡
jǔ guāng xiāng

Chukuang township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[lián jiāng xiàn] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan

乡音
xiāng yīn

local accent

返乡
fǎn xiāng

to return to one's home town

乡镇
xiāng zhèn

village

萍乡
píng xiāng

Pingxiang, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi

离开故乡
lí kāi gù xiāng

to leave one's homeland

金山乡
jīn shān xiāng

Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

北埔乡
běi pǔ xiāng

Beipu or Peipu Township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan

义竹乡
yì zhú xiāng

Yizhu or Ichu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

春日乡
chūn rì xiāng

Chunri or Chunjih township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

金峰乡
jīn fēng xiāng

Jinfeng or Chinfeng township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

大肚乡
dà dù xiāng

Dadu or Tatu Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

乡贯
xiāng guàn

one's native place

乡巴佬
xiāng bā lǎo

(derog.) villager

田寮乡
tián liáo xiāng

Tianliao or Tienliao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

家乡
jiā xiāng

hometown

埔心乡
pǔ xīn xiāng

Puxin or Puhsin Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

造桥乡
zào qiáo xiāng

Zaoqiao or Tsaochiao township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan

异乡人
yì xiāng rén

stranger

水里乡
shuǐ lǐ xiāng

Shuili Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan

乡土
xiāng tǔ

native soil

壮围乡
zhuàng wéi xiāng

Zhuangwei or Chuangwei Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan

烈屿乡
liè yǔ xiāng

Liehyu township in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[jīn mén xiàn] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan

西乡
xī xiāng

Xixiang County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[hàn zhōng], Shaanxi

东河乡
dōng hé xiāng

Donghe or Tungho township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

乡试
xiāng shì

the triennial provincial imperial exam during the Ming and Qing

大城乡
dà chéng xiāng

Dacheng or Tacheng Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

和平乡
hé píng xiāng

Heping or Hoping Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

泰山乡
tài shān xiāng

Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

龙潭乡
lóng tán xiāng

Longtan or Lungtan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan

柏乡县
bǎi xiāng xiàn

Baixiang county in Xingtai 邢台[xíng tái], Hebei

金宁乡
jīn níng xiāng

Chinning township in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[jīn mén xiàn] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan

金乡
jīn xiāng

Jinxiang County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[jǐ níng], Shandong

大寮乡
dà liáo xiāng

Taliao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

仙乡
xiān xiāng

fairyland

梓官乡
zǐ guān xiāng

Ziguan or Tzukuan township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

大同乡
dà tóng xiāng

Datong or Tatung Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan

梅山乡
méi shān xiāng

Meishan Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

鱼米之乡
yú mǐ zhī xiāng

(lit.) land of fish and rice

阿里山乡
ā lǐ shān xiāng

Alishan Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], within the Alishan Range, south-central Taiwan

乡人子
xiāng rén zǐ

young fellow countryman

城乡
chéng xiāng

city and countryside

殊乡
shū xiāng

foreign land

东石乡
dōng shí xiāng

Dongshi or Tungshih Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

褒忠乡
bāo zhōng xiāng

Baozhong or Paochung township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

池上乡
chí shàng xiāng

Chishang or Chihshang township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

来义乡
lái yì xiāng

Laii township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

仁武乡
rén wǔ xiāng

Renwu or Jenwu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

安乡县
ān xiāng xiàn

Anxiang county in Changde 常德[cháng dé], Hunan

文部乡
wén bù xiāng

Wenbu or Ombu village in Nyima county 尼瑪縣|尼玛县[ní mǎ xiàn], Nagchu prefecture, central Tibet

仑背乡
lún bèi xiāng

Lunbei or Lunpei township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

东引乡
dōng yǐn xiāng

Tungyin township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[lián jiāng xiàn] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan

外乡
wài xiāng

another part of the country

深坑乡
shēn kēng xiāng

Shenkeng township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

竹田乡
zhú tián xiāng

Chutien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

寿丰乡
shòu fēng xiāng

Shoufeng township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[huā lián xiàn], east Taiwan

家乡话
jiā xiāng huà

native language

路竹乡
lù zhú xiāng

Luzhu or Luchu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

湘乡市
xiāng xiāng shì

Xiangxiang, county-level city in Xiangtan 湘潭[xiāng tán], Hunan

雾台乡
wù tái xiāng

Wutai township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

瑞穗乡
ruì suì xiāng

Ruisui or Juisui township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[huā lián xiàn], east Taiwan