原籍 (yuán jí) — ancestral home, place of origin (of one's family)
Definition
Refers to the place one's family originally comes from — the ancestral hometown registered on forms, not where you actually live or were born. Distinct from 出生地 (place of birth) and 籍贯 (broader regional origin).
noun
ancestral homeplace of origin (of one's family)
Examples
- 原籍，。Wǒ de yuán jí shì shān dōng, dàn wǒ chū shēng zài běi jīng.My ancestral home is Shandong, but I was born in Beijing.
- 原籍，。Tā de yuán jí zài guǎng dōng, kě shì tā cóng méi qù guò.His ancestral home is in Guangdong, but he has never been there.
- 原籍。Zhè zhāng biǎo gé shàng yào tián yuán jí.You need to fill in your ancestral home on this form.
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