WordTaiwan frequency #28,773
麥寮鄉
ㄇㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄤ
“Rural township on the northern coast of Yunlin County, Taiwan; known for agriculture and aquaculture.”
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麥
ㄇㄞˋ
Wheat; barley; oats; surname Mai; also used as an abbreviation for microphone.
寮
ㄌㄧㄠˊ
A simple, poorly built dwelling or hut; a small window; also, an official or functionary (less common).
鄉
ㄒㄧㄤ
Rural area or countryside; native place or hometown; a township (PRC administrative unit); a region or place; a state or realm.
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- 家鄉ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄤhometown; native place; the town or village where one was born or grew up
- 鄉親ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣfellow villager; local people; folks from one's hometown; countrymen from the same region.
- 偏鄉ㄆㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤrural or remote area; often refers to less developed regions with limited resources or services.
- 故鄉ㄍㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤhometown; native place; homeland; the place where one was born or grew up.
- 鄉長ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄤˇvillage chief; mayor of a township; (archaic, Taiwan) respectful term for an elder from the same hometown.
- 鄉公所ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙㄨㄛˇtownship office; local administrative office of a township, handling civil affairs, finance, construction, household registration, and conscription.
- 鄉鎮ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄣˋtownship; a small administrative division in China below county level; a small town or rural town
- 返鄉ㄈㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄤto return to one's hometown; to go back to one's native place.
- 鄉下ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄚˋcountryside; rural area; the country; area outside cities with more farmland and fewer people.
- 鄉民ㄒㄧㄤ ㄇㄧㄣˊvillager; (Taiwan, Internet slang) person who follows online discussions and adds opinions
- 鄉村ㄒㄧㄤ ㄘㄨㄣcountryside; rural area; village; rustic region; small settlement outside a city.
- 城鄉ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤcity and countryside; urban and rural areas