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village, the country as contrasted with a city or town, rural, a small administrative unit comprising several villages, one's native place or birth place

鄉

Jibhiofng suii siok, jibkarng suii oafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jip'hiofng suii siok, jip'karng suii oafn. [[...]]
In Rome do as the Romans do. (When entering a village follow the customs there, when entering a harbor navigate the turns there.)
入鄉隨俗,入港隨灣。

hiafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiafng; (hiofng) [[...]]

sharp smell (as mint)

香

Hiangkarng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hiafng'karng; (Hiofng'karng) [[...]]

Hong Kong

香港

hiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng; (phafng, hviw) [[...]]

sweet smelling, tasty, fragrant, delicious, fair, beautiful, joss stick, incense (see "phang", "hiu*")

香

hiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng [[...]]

evil, famine, unlucky, unfortunate, fear, fearsome (Interjection, "Bad luck!")

凶

hiofng tøf kied siao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng tøf kied siao [[...]]
ten to one there will be misfortune
凶多吉少

hiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng [[...]]

violent, truculent

兇

Lie nar ciahnih hiofng? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie nar ciaq'nih hiofng?; (Lie nar ciaq'nih phvae?) [[...]]
How come you are so truculent?
你為什麼這麼兇?

hiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng [[...]]

village, the country as contrasted with city or town, rural, a small administrative unit comprising several villages, one's native birth place

鄉

hiongberng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'berng [[...]]

fierce, ferocious, fearful

凶猛

hiongbiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'biin [[...]]

villagers, country folks

鄉民

hiongchyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'chyn [[...]]

person from the same village, town, or province

鄉親

hiongchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'chiuo [[...]]

murderer, killer

兇手

hiongzhoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'zhoafn [[...]]

village

鄉村

hiongzhoafn kaoiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'zhoafn kaux'iok [[...]]

rural education

鄉村教育

hiongzoxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'zoxng [[...]]

bury

埋葬

Hionggali [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hiofng'gaa'li [[...]]

Hungary

匈牙利

hiongham [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'ham [[...]]

ferocious, cruel

凶悍

hionghiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'hiarm [[...]]

evil and danger, hazardous

凶險

Twtiøh hionghiarm. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuo'tiøh hiofng'hiarm. [[...]]
come across evil and danger
遇到凶險

hionghoaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'hoaai [[...]]

person's chest or heart, feelings, (fig.) breadth of view, capacity, degree of generosity, capacity for greatness, tolerance, largeness of view

胸懷

hionghoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'hoan [[...]]

murderer

兇犯

hiong'iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'iuo [[...]]

friends from the same area

鄉友

hiongjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'jit [[...]]

designated as an unlucky or unfortunate day for doing something

不吉之日

Hiongkarng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hiofng'karng [[...]]

Hong Kong

香港

hiongkarng-khaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'karng'khaf; hiofng'karng-khaf [[...]]

Hong Kong foot, athlete's foot

香港腳

hiongkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'khix [[...]]

murder weapon

凶器

hiongkoong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'koong [[...]]

acting violently, imperiously, boisterously or too urgently

倉皇,莽撞

hiongkongkao ciah bøo sae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'koong'kao ciah bøo sae [[...]]
haste makes waste (flurried dog gets no dung to eat)
急躁的狗,吃不到屎,急躁的人難成事。

hiofng-kongsor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'kofng'sor; hiofng-kofng'sor [[...]]

public office in charge of the administration of a group of villages

鄉公所

hionglie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'lie; (hviw'lie) [[...]]

one's old home, a village

鄉里

Hiongnoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hiofng'noo [[...]]

Hun

匈奴

hiong'og [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'og [[...]]

infernal, diabolical, evil, malignant

凶惡

hiongparpax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'pax'pax [[...]]

extremely vicious

凶巴巴的

hiongphvix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'phvix [[...]]

jasmine tea

香片

hiongphok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'phok [[...]]

fierce, savage, villainous

兇暴

hiongpyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'pyn [[...]]

champagne hiongpinciuo

香檳

hiongpø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'pø [[...]]

fierce, savage, villainous

兇暴

hiongpok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'pok [[...]]

fierce, savage, villainous

兇暴

hiongsad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'sad [[...]]

kill, murder

凶殺

hiongsat'axn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'sad'axn [[...]]

murder case

凶殺案

hiongsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'sie [[...]]

death by violence

凶死

hiongsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'sie [[...]]

live, act or do something like as if you are not afraid of being killed

不怕死

hiongsiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'siin [[...]]

evil spirit, said to take possession of person

凶神

hiongsixn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'sixn [[...]]

bad news as of person's death

凶訊

hiongsiin oksoaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'siin og'soaq [[...]]

devils, fiends

凶神惡煞

Mxzay khix chionghoaxntiøh tøq cit texhngf ee hiongsiin oksoaq e hiaq lixhai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'zay khix chiofng'hoan'tiøh tøq cit te'hngf ee hiofng'siin og'soaq e hiaq li'hai. [[...]]
I don't know where I went to antagonize so vicious an evil spirit that causes this much ill health.
不知沖犯到那個地方的凶神惡煞會那麼厲害。

hiongsiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'siuo [[...]]

murderer

凶手

hiongsoaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'soaq [[...]]

evil luck causing illness, death, like the bad luck associated with putting the body into the coffin

凶煞,埋葬時之煞氣

hiongtheh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'theh [[...]]

unlucky house where occupant dies or meets other mishaps

凶宅

hiongthor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'thor [[...]]

one's hometown or native place

鄉土

hiongthor gexsut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'thor ge'sut [[...]]

local art, native art or handicraft, folk craft

鄉土藝術

hiongthor-koanliam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'thor'koafn'liam; hiofng'thor-koafn'liam [[...]]

provincialism, narrow minded loyalty to one's hometown

鄉土觀念

hiongtien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'tien; (hviw'tien) [[...]]

obituary gift, incense money, offering sent to mourners

香奠

hiongtiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'tiau; (phvae'tiau, phvae thaau'zhae) [[...]]

bad omen, augury of evil

凶兆,壞預兆

hiongtixn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'tixn [[...]]

villages and towns

鄉鎮

hiongtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'tviuo [[...]]

chief of a group of villages

鄉長

hiongtøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'tøf [[...]]

murder weapon

凶刀

hiongtoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'too [[...]]

hoodlums, bad guys, evil fellows

凶徒

hviw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hviw; (hiofng) [[...]]

joss stick, incense

香

hoanhiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoaan'hiofng [[...]]

return to one's hometown

還鄉

høehiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoee'hiofng; høee'hiofng [[...]]

go back to one's native place

回鄉

honghiofng hoarkied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoong'hiofng hoax'kied [[...]]

turn every piece of bad luck into good

逢凶化吉

igirm hoanhiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: y'girm hoaan'hiofng [[...]]

return home in glory

衣錦還鄉

ixhiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: i'hiofng [[...]]

strange community, strange land, away from home

異鄉

iaxlai'hiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ia'laai'hiofng [[...]]

tuberose

夜來香

jibhiofng suisiok, jibkarng suioafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jip'hiofng suii'siok, jip'karng suii'oafn [[...]]

In a place must follow the customs, in a channel must follow the windings. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

入鄉隨俗,入港隨灣

ka'hiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'hiofng [[...]]

one's native place

家鄉

kiet'hiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'hiofng [[...]]

fate, good luck or bad, lucky and unlucky

吉凶

kiet'hiofng bixtøx siefn iuo tiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'hiofng bi'tøx siefn iuo tiau [[...]]
Good or bad events are anticipated by a sign
吉凶未到先有兆

kørlør hoe'hiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køx'lør hoee'hiofng [[...]]

retire to one's native place

告老還鄉

korhiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'hiofng [[...]]

one's native place

故鄉

kokseg thienhiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kog'seg thiefn'hiofng [[...]]

beauty of a woman or a peony

國色天香

koong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koong [[...]]

mad, crazy, crazy about, in a hurry to, anxious to

狂

zhvekoong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhvef'koong; (chvy'koong) [[...]]
very impulsive, hasty in action
慌張,倉皇

hiongkoong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'koong [[...]]
acting violently, boisterously, imperiously urgently or hurriedly
莽撞,倉皇

hoatkoong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoad'koong [[...]]
go crazy
發狂

kui'hiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuy'hiofng [[...]]

return to one's native place

歸鄉

lixhiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: li'hiofng [[...]]

leave one's village or home

離鄉

linhiofng siøhgiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liin'hiofng siøq'giok [[...]]

fond of women, have a tender heart for the fair sex

憐香惜玉

gvofhiongbi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gvor'hiofng'bi [[...]]

five spices used for flavoring

五香味

oafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oafn; (oaan) [[...]]

bay, bend in a river or channel

灣

Jip hiofng suii siok, jip karng suii oafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jip hiofng suii siok, jip karng suii oafn. [[...]]
In Rome do as the Romans do. (Lit. When entering a village follow the customs there, when entering a harbor follow the channel.)
入鄉隨俗,入港隨灣。

hay'oafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae'oafn [[...]]
bay
海灣

Taioaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taai'oaan [[...]]
Taiwan, Formosa
台灣

og [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: og [[...]]

evil, wicked, wrong, wickedness, cruel, fierce

惡

zoex'og [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoe'og [[...]]
wickedness and guilt, crime, vice
罪惡

hiong'og [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'og [[...]]
wicked, cruel evil
兇惡

siexn'og [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sien'og [[...]]
good and bad
善惡

pax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pax [[...]]

tyrant, leader, conqueror, bully, to rule by might rather than by right, be chief among the feudal princes, usurp, domineer

霸

arpax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ax'pax [[...]]
despotic and avaricious, crabby and bad-tempered
霸道,專橫

hiofng-parpax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng pax'pax; hiofng-pax'pax [[...]]
extremely vicious
兇巴巴

hvoaipax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvoaai'pax [[...]]
perverse and tyrannical
橫霸

panghiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pafng'hiofng [[...]]

accomplice in a crime or a condemnable act

幫兇

phafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phafng; (hiofng) [[...]]

sweet smelling, fragrant, aromatic, balmy, tasty, delicious, fair, beautiful

香

byphafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bie'phafng [[...]]
cake made of puffed rice and sugar
爆米花

zhengphafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhefng'phafng [[...]]
gently and pleasantly fragrant (not too strong)
清香

pø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pø; (phok, pok) [[...]]

violent, fierce, atrocious, cruel, tyrannical, sudden, abrupt, expose, discover

暴

zuxpø-zuxkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'pø zu'khix; zu'pø-zu'khix [[...]]
give oneself up to despair
自暴自棄

hiongpø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'pø [[...]]
cruel, fierce
兇暴

kiongpø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kioong'pø [[...]]
atrocious, ferocious, rape
強暴

kongpø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koong'pø [[...]]
violent and hasty in disposition
狂暴

poexzvea lixhiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poe'zvea li'hiofng; poe'zvea/cvie li'hiofng; (li'hiofng poe'zvea) [[...]]

turn one's back on one's native place

背井離鄉

sarnhiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saxn'hiofng [[...]]

poor, needy

貧窮

sienhiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn'hiofng; (siefn'kaix, siefn'kerng) [[...]]

land of the divine, place of exquisite natural beauty, paradise

仙鄉,仙界,仙境

siuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siuo; (chiuo) [[...]]

arm, the hand, a person

手

zuysiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'siuo [[...]]
sailor
水手

hiongsiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'siuo [[...]]
murderer
兇手

pegsiuo sengkaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pek'siuo seeng'kaf [[...]]
from poverty become rich, from rags to riches
白手成家

su'hiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sw'hiofng [[...]]

think of one's home, homesick

思鄉

su'hiofng bunte [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sw'hiofng buun'te [[...]]

literary family

書香門第

su'hiongpve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sw'hiofng'pve [[...]]

homesickness, nostalgia

思鄉病

suii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: suii [[...]]

follow, to trace, listen to, submit to, to accord with, to let (it go, it be), accompany, come after, resemble

隨

huchioxng huxsuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'chioxng hu'suii [[...]]
The husband sings, the wife follows. — domestic harmony
夫唱婦隨

jibkarng suioafn, jibhiofng suisiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jip'karng suii'oafn, jip'hiofng suii'siok [[...]]
in a channel follow the windings, in a new place follow the customs
入港隨彎,入鄉隨俗。

kinsuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn'suii; (kwn'suii) [[...]]
follow after one
跟隨

siøsuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'suii [[...]]
keep company, as good friends or man and wife
相隨

tuisuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuy'suii [[...]]
follow, obey, accompany
追隨

suisiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: suii'siok [[...]]

fall in with prevailing customs, to act according to the prevailing customs or practices

隨俗

jibhiofng suisiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jip'hiofng suii'siok [[...]]
In a strange land, do as the natives do. When in Rome do as the Romans do
入鄉隨俗

tanhiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taan'hiofng; (taan'hviw) [[...]]