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城巴佬

Mandarin · pinyin chéng ba lǎo

(slang) (jocular) "city bumpkin", city person lacking basic rural or natural-world knowledge (play on 鄉巴佬 xiāng ba lǎo)

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城: chéng · castle; city, town; municipality
巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
佬: lǎo · (Cant.) man, person; mature

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2–5–3 · cheng2 ba5 lao3

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