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Chinese
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old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
country; village
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| trad. (老鄉)
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老
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鄉
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| simp. (老乡)
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老
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乡
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Pronunciation
Noun
老鄉
- someone from the same hometown (or country, province, district, etc.); fellow villager; fellow townsman
這幾位都是我的老鄉。 [MSC, trad.]
这几位都是我的老乡。 [MSC, simp.]- Zhè jǐ wèi dōu shì wǒ de lǎoxiāng.
- These people come from the same hometown as me.
- (derogatory) country bumpkin
Synonyms
- (someone from the same hometown):
- 同社 (tóngshè) (literary)
- 同鄉／同乡 (tóngxiāng)
- 鄉人／乡人 (xiāngrén)
- 鄉親／乡亲 (xiāngqīn)
- 黨人／党人 (dǎngrén) (literary)
Derived terms
Interjection
老鄉
- my dear sir! (friendly form of address to an unacquainted countryman)