Definition

1. Noun:
   • Native land, home village: A term used in older Vietnamese to refer to one's birthplace, ancestral homeland, or the village one comes from. It carries a strong sense of nostalgia and belonging.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy luôn nhớ về hương quan của mình. (He always remembers his native land.)
  • Sau nhiều năm phiêu bạt, anh ấy quyết định trở về hương quan. (After many years of wandering, he decided to return to his home village.)

Advanced Usage

• "lưu luyến hương quan": to be sentimentally attached to one's homeland.
  • Dù đi xa, lòng tôi vẫn luôn lưu luyến hương quan. (Even though I am far away, my heart remains attached to my homeland.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quê hương (n): homeland, hometown. This is the modern, more commonly used synonym for "hương quan".
  • Anh ấy rất tự hào về quê hương mình. (He is very proud of his homeland.)
• Quê quán (n): native place, place of origin (often used in official contexts like forms).
  • Trong giấy tờ, bạn cần ghi rõ quê quán. (In documents, you need to state your place of origin clearly.)

Synonyms

• Native land: The country of one's birth.
• Home village: The specific village one is from.
• Birthplace: The place where one was born.

Notes on Usage

• "Hương quan" is an archaic, literary term. It is rarely used in modern everyday conversation but may appear in poetry, classical literature, historical texts, or formal speeches to evoke a classical, sentimental tone.
• It is a compound noun formed from "hương" (village, native place) and "quan" (in this context, meaning a place or area).

1. (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) Native land, home village