返鄉下 [－乡－]

Jyutping faan2 hoeng1 haa6
Pinyin fǎn xiāng xià

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 返 (fǎn), 鄉下／乡下 (xiāngxia).
  2. phrase, Cantonese, Hong-Kong, humorous
    to travel abroad to popular holiday destinations (usually Japan)
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    返乡下
    返鄉下
    faan1 hoeng1 haa2
    • to go back to one's hometown
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    返乡下
    返鄉下
    faan1 hoeng1 haa2
    • to return to one's ancestral home
    • to visit one's native place or ancestral home
  2. Cantonese
    佢退出政坛之后，对世事不闻不问，搬咗返乡下住。
    佢退出政壇之後，對世事不聞不問，搬咗返鄉下住。
    keoi5 teoi3 ceot1 zing3 taan4 zi1 hau6, deoi3 sai3 si6 bat1 man4 bat1 man6, bun1 zo2 faan1 hoeng1 haa2 zyu6.
    • After he exited the political arena, he was indifferent about the affairs in the world and moved back to his hometown.
  3. Cantonese
    阿婶，你都系返乡下耕田算啦！
    阿嬸，你都係返鄉下耕田算啦！
    aa3 sam2, nei5 dou1 hai6 faan1 hoeng1 haa5 gaang1 tin4 syun3 laa1!
    • You might as well go tend the fields instead, old hag!
  4. Cantonese
    爷爷退咗休之后，返乡下颐养天年，每日散步、捉棋。
    爺爺退咗休之後，返鄉下頤養天年，每日散步、捉棋。
    je4 je2 teoi3 zo2 jau1 zi1 hau6, faan1 hoeng1 haa2 ji4 joeng5 tin1 nin4, mui5 jat6 saan3 bou6, zuk1 kei2.
    • After retirement, grandpa returns to his native place and spends his late years there by strolling and playing chess every day.
  5. Cantonese
    喺外地生活竟然遇到同乡，终于可以讲返乡下话。
    喺外地生活竟然遇到同鄉，終於可以講返鄉下話。
    hai2 ngoi6 dei6 sang1 wut6 ging2 jin4 jyu6 dou2 tung4 hoeng1, zung1 jyu1 ho2 ji5 gong2 faan1 hoeng1 haa2 waa2.
    • I live in another country but now I meet people from my hometown. Finally I can speak my hometown language.