native land; homeland; birthplace
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
native land; homeland; place of origin
literaryOften used in literary or emotional contexts to express a deep, sentimental attachment to one's hometown or country. More poetic than 家乡.
Tā他
huái怀
niàn念
gù故
tǔ土
，
rì日
yè夜
dōu都
xiǎng想
zhe着
yào要
huí回
qù去
。
He misses his homeland and thinks about returning day and night.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
jié结
shù束
duō多
nián年
，
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
huí回
dào到
le了
hún魂
qiān牵
mèng梦
rào绕
de的
gù故
tǔ土
。
Many years after the war ended, he finally returned to the homeland he had always dreamed of.
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Gù故
tǔ土
nán难
lí离
，
zuò做
chū出
yí移
mín民
de的
jué决
dìng定
duì对
tā他
lái来
shuō说
fēi非
cháng常
tòng痛
kǔ苦
。
It's hard to leave one's homeland; making the decision to emigrate was very painful for him.
Tā他
de的
huà画
zuò作
lǐ里
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
duì对
gù故
tǔ土
de的
juàn眷
liàn恋
zhī之
qíng情
。
His paintings are full of deep affection for his homeland.