祖国

zuguo/tsu˨˩ kwo˧˥/

noun

the country of one's origin or ancestry

自己出生或祖根所在的国家

For Korean diaspora this is Korea itself, not just a hometown; 교포 use it when visiting or remembering food.

韩侨说的是韩国本身，和小时候住的家乡不是同一个意思。

Examples

01
时隔二十年在仁川机场落地，我终于感觉回到了祖国。
When I landed in Seoul I finally felt I had returned to my homeland after twenty years.
02
一闻到泡菜汤的味道，她就会想起童年离开的祖国。
The smell of kimchi stew still reminds her of the homeland she left as a child.
03
他在课堂上讲了第一次回父母祖国探亲的经历。
In class he wrote an essay about visiting his parents' homeland for the first time.

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