native place; ancestral home
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
native place where one's family has resided for generations; ancestral domicile
formalUsed in formal, administrative, or historical contexts to distinguish one's ancestral origin from current residence or place of birth.
Tā他
de的
tǔ土
jí籍
shì是
Shān山
dōng东
，
dàn但
chū出
shēng生
zài在
Běi北
jīng京
。
His ancestral home is Shandong, but he was born in Beijing.
Zhè这
fèn份
dàng档
àn案
xū需
yào要
zhù注
míng明
nín您
de的
tǔ土
jí籍
xìn信
xī息
。
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Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
，
tǔ土
jí籍
yǔ与
kè客
jí籍
de的
qū区
fēn分
yǐng影
xiǎng响
zhe着
fù赋
shuì税
hé和
yáo徭
yì役
de的
zhēng征
shōu收
。
Historically, the distinction between native and sojourner status affected the collection of taxes and corvée labor.