「家鄉」

(pos:名詞)(sim:鄉下)
<explanation>
yue:一個人出世、成長嘅地方（量詞：個）
eng:hometown
<eg>
yue:我老咗一定要返去我嘅家鄉㗎。 (ngo5 lou5 zo2 jat1 ding6 jiu3 faan1 heoi3 ngo5 ge3 gaa1 hoeng1 gaa3.)
eng:When I get old, I will definitely return to my native place.
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<explanation>
yue:引申指高價買入一樣嘢之後，因為價格大跌而遙不可及嘅回本價格
eng:figuratively refers to a good's price, which was high when the good was first sold but has since become unreachable due to plunge in price.
<eg>
yue:你啲貨見到家鄉未？ (nei5 di1 fo3 gin3 dou2 gaa1 hoeng1 mei6?)
eng:Have your investments returned to their original value yet?
<eg>
yue:我零八年買嗰啲股票，到今日仲未見到家鄉呀！ (ngo5 ling4 baat3 nin4 maai5 go2 di1 gu2 piu3, dou3 gam1 jat6 zung6 mei6 gin3 dou2 gaa1 hoeng1 aa3!)
eng:The stocks I bought in 2008 are now very faraway from their 'home-town'!