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老鄉

简老乡 · 繁老鄉

Mandarin · pinyin lǎo xiāng

fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown

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老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
鄉: Look up this written character
乡: xiāng · country; rural; village

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3–1 · lao3 xiang1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lou5 hoeng1

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noun

someone from the same hometown (or country, province, district, etc.); fellow villager; fellow townsman
(derogatory) country bumpkin

intj

my dear sir! (friendly form of address to an unacquainted countryman)

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