Fellow townsman in Chinese: 老乡 (lǎo xiāng)
lǎo xiāng
fellow townsman
Definitions
- 1fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄌㄠˇ
lǎo
ㄒㄧㄤ
xiāng
Simplified & traditional
老乡
Simplified
老鄉
Traditional
Example sentences
See 老乡 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
在外地遇到老乡，特别亲切。
zài wài dì yù dào lǎo xiāng， tè bié qīn qiè。
Running into someone from your hometown while away feels warm.
Related words
老
lǎo
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
乡
xiāng
country or countryside
老师
lǎo shī
teacher
老虎
lǎo hǔ
tiger
古老
gǔ lǎo
ancient
家乡
jiā xiāng
hometown
老板
lǎo bǎn
boss
老实
lǎo shi
honest
老鼠
lǎo shǔ
rat
老人
lǎo rén
old man or woman
老年
lǎo nián
elderly
老是
lǎo shi
always
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