ancestral home; birthplace of one's ancestors
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
ancestral home; original family home; the place where one's ancestors originally lived
formalRefers to the place of origin of one's family lineage, often recorded in official documents or used when referring to one's roots. Distinct from '出生地' (place of birth) or '现居地' (current residence).
Wǒ我
de的
zǔ祖
jí籍
shì是
Shān山
dōng东
，
dàn但
wǒ我
zài在
Běi北
jīng京
chū出
shēng生
。
My ancestral home is Shandong, but I was born in Beijing.
Měi每
nián年
Chūn春
jié节
，
tā他
dōu都
huì会
huí回
dào到
zǔ祖
jí籍
qù去
jì祭
zǔ祖
。
Every Spring Festival, he returns to his ancestral home to worship his ancestors.
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Zhè这
fèn份
biǎo表
gé格
xū需
yào要
tián填
xiě写
nín您
de的
zǔ祖
jí籍
hé和
xiàn现
jū居
zhù住
dì地
。
This form requires you to fill in your ancestral home and current residence.
Suī虽
rán然
lí离
kāi开
zǔ祖
jí籍
duō多
nián年
，
tā他
réng仍
rán然
bǎo保
liú留
zhe着
nà那
lǐ里
de的
fāng方
yán言
kǒu口
yīn音
。
Although he left his ancestral home many years ago, he still retains the dialect accent from there.
Duì对
yú于
xǔ许
duō多
hǎi海
wài外
Huá华
rén人
lái来
shuō说
，
zǔ祖
jí籍
shì是
tā他
men们
wén文
huà化
rèn认
tóng同
de的
zhòng重
yào要
bù部
fen分
。
For many overseas Chinese, their ancestral home is an important part of their cultural identity.