土包子 (tǔ bāo zi) — (derogatory) country bumpkin, hick, unsophistic…

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 bumpkin, hick, unsophisticated person from the countryside

Measure word · 个

，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.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

土包earthy lump

土tǔearthy包bāolump or bun

偏正Modifier + head

子zǐcommon ending

土 suggests rustic earth, 包 suggests a lump or bun, and 子 rounds out the familiar word.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 包 pictures a fetus in a womb, or a baby wrapped in cloth.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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