故里 [－－]

Jyutping gu3 lei5
Pinyin gù lǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. home town; native place
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    native place; hometown
    (syn.) 乡土, 老家, 鄉下, 土, 故國, 家乡, 乡关, 故园, 故乡, 家鄉, 乡下, 故土, 老屋, 故国, 鄉梓, 故鄉, 故園, 乡梓, 鄉關, 鄉土
    • 你問我何時歸故里 我也輕聲地問自己
      你问我何时归故里 我也轻声地问自己
      nǐ wèn wǒ hé shí guī gù lǐ ， wǒ yě qīng shēng dì wèn zì jǐ
      You asked me when I would return home; and I quietly asked myself as well
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我回到了离开两年的故里。
    我回到了離開兩年的故里。
    wǒ huí dào le lí kāi liǎng nián de gù lǐ 。
    • I returned to my native village after two years' absence.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    所谓「有人辞官归故里，有人漏夜赶科场」，政府问责团队早排发生「跳船潮」，几位高官提早退休，但就有反对党成员宁愿退党都要补上空缺。
    所謂「有人辭官歸故里，有人漏夜趕科場」，政府問責團隊早排發生「跳船潮」，幾位高官提早退休，但就有反對黨成員寧願退黨都要補上空缺。
    so2 wai6 jau5 jan4 ci4 gun1 gwai1 gu3 lei5, jau5 jan4 lau6 je6 gon2 fo1 coeng4, zing3 fu2 man6 zaak3 tyun4 deoi2 zou2 paai4 faat3 sang1 tiu4 syun4 ciu4, gei2 wai2 gou1 gun1 tai4 zou2 teoi3 jau1, daan6 zau6 jau5 faan2 deoi3 dong2 sing4 jyun4 ning4 jyun2 teoi3 dong2 dou1 jiu3 bou2 soeng5 hung1 kyut3.
    • People come and go. There are vacancies in the governing team after several principal officials jumped ship by early retirement some days ago. Meanwhile, certain members of the opposition camp would rather leave their parties and fill in.
  2. Cantonese
    有人辞官归故里，有人漏夜赶科场。
    有人辭官歸故里，有人漏夜趕科場。
    jau5 jan4 ci4 gun1 gwai1 gu3 lei5, jau5 jan4 lau6 je6 gon2 fo1 coeng4
    • Some people quit their posts and return home, while others rush non-stop to take the imperial examination in the dead of night.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    你问我何时归故里 我也轻声地问自己
    你問我何時歸故里 我也輕聲地問自己
    nǐ wèn wǒ hé shí guī gù lǐ ， wǒ yě qīng shēng dì wèn zì jǐ
    • You asked me when I would return home; and I quietly asked myself as well