土包子 (tǔ bāo zi) — (derogatory) country bumpkin, hick, unsophisticated person from the countryside
Definition
A derogatory, colloquial term for a 'country bumpkin' — someone seen as unsophisticated or behind the times. The neutral counterpart is 乡下人.
noun
(derogatory) country bumpkinhickunsophisticated person from the countryside
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ,土包子。Tā chuān dé nà me tǔ, dà jiā dōu jiào tā tǔ bāo zi.He dresses so unfashionably that everyone calls him a hick.
- 土包子,。Bié xiàng gè tǔ bāo zi yí yàng, lián zhì néng shǒu jī dōu bú huì yòng.Don't be such a bumpkin — you don't even know how to use a smartphone.
- 土包子,。Chéng lǐ rén jué de tā shì tǔ bāo zi, qí shí tā hěn yǒu jiàn shi.City folks think he's a hick, but actually he's very knowledgeable.
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