The place to ask China-related questions!
Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Shenzhen Chengdu Xi'an Hangzhou Qingdao Dalian Suzhou Nanjing More Cities>>

Categories

Close
Welcome to eChinacities Answers! Please or register if you wish to join conversations or ask questions relating to life in China. For help, click here.
X

Verify email

Your verification code has been sent to:

Didn`t receive your code? Resend code

By continuing you agree to eChinacities's Privacy Policy .

Sign up with Google Sign up with Facebook
Sign up with Email Already have an account? .
Posts: 583

Shifu

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

Q: What Chinese People say to their country - Mother Land or Father Land

As we know..either we say to our country Mother Land or Father Land, but wonder..what Chinese People actually says to their Country...

11 years 19 weeks ago in  Culture - China

 
Answers (8)
Comments (0)
0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

Chinese people say Mother Land, that is "祖国母亲."

 

Hope this helps.

Report Abuse
11 years 19 weeks ago
 
Posts: 2186

Emperor

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

I don't know the truth of this (it may be an urban myth) but I've always worked under the premise that Communist nations refer to the country as Motherland and Nationalist type countries refer to their nations as Fatherland.

 

Of course I'm thinking USSR and Nazi Germany in the main there.

Report Abuse
11 years 19 weeks ago
 
Posts: 1968

Emperor

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

Hugh, re Russia and the USSR, this is not true.  There is one word in Russian for motherland "родина" and there is a word also for fatherland "отечество".  They are used almost indiscriminately with the government favoring the motherland the church favoring the fatherland, but it really depends. 

Report Abuse
11 years 19 weeks ago
 
Posts: 520

Shifu

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

MinnaShaw is right. It's 祖国母亲. Motherland.

Report Abuse
11 years 2 weeks ago
 
Posts: 2494

Emperor

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

They say neither of those two. They say simply: " Middle Kingdom" I've never heard them refer to the country of China as either mother land or father land.

Report Abuse
11 years 2 weeks ago

There are cookies, bookies and too many rookies for me to sit here trying to be a hooky! Looky Looky don't call me a wooky. Touchy Touchy Feely Feely Spicy Spicy Nicey Nicey & that's what the doctor Ordered!!

 
Posts: 4397

Emperor

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

  Why should they say either. Most i've met just call out 'Our China.' Haha, I don't have the heart to tell them it's about as much 'theirs' as England is 'My England.'

Report Abuse
11 years 2 weeks ago
 
Posts: 3

General

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

of course we say MOTHER LAND

Report Abuse
11 years 2 weeks ago
 
Posts: 3

General

0
0
You must be a registered user to vote!
You must be a registered user to vote!
0

of course we say MOTHER LAND

Report Abuse
11 years 2 weeks ago
 
Know the answer ?
Please or register to post answer.

Report Abuse

Security Code: * Enter the text diplayed in the box below
Image CAPTCHA
Enter the characters shown in the image.
  • Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <img> <br> <p> <u>
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
  • Textual smileys will be replaced with graphical ones.

More information about formatting options

Forward Question

Answer of the DayMORE >>
A:  "... through ..."?  Only "through" comes to mind is "S
A: "... through ..."?  Only "through" comes to mind is "Shenzhen agent can connect you with an employer, who's authorized to hire waigouren ... and can sponsor Z visa." It's not like every 10th person you meet in Shenzhen's hood can sponsor work visa ...  The only way to change from student to labourer visa is just a regular way by: 1. Finding an employer, who'll apply for an Invitation letter; 2. Exit China and apply for Z visa in your home country's Chinese embassy; 3. Enter China in 30-days after Z visa was stamped into your travelling instrument ...As I am aware, you won't be able to switch to Working permit by remaining in China....,so make ready for a return to your home .... -- icnif77