Ancestral home (Chinese)

Ancestral home
Traditional Chinese籍貫
Simplified Chinese籍贯
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinjíguàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationjihkgun
Jyutpingzik6gun3
Southern Min
Hokkien POJchi̍k‑koàn
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese祖籍
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinzǔjí
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationjóujihk
Jyutpingzou2zik6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJchó̍-chi̍k
Second alternative Chinese name
Chinese老家
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinlǎojiā
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationlóuhgā
Jyutpinglou5gaa1
Southern Min
Hokkien POJláu-ka

In Chinese culture, an ancestral home is the place of origin of one's extended family. It may or may not be the place where one is born. For instance, Lien Chan was born in Xi'an, but his ancestral home is Tainan.