土生土长 (tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng) — locally born and bred; indigenous; home-grown
Definition
A set phrase meaning born and raised in one place, used for people (土生土长的北京人) or local produce. As an adjective it modifies the noun directly; it is stronger and more idiomatic than the plain adjective sense of 土.
phrase
locally born and bredindigenoushome-grown
Examples
- 土生土长，。Tā shì yí wèi tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng de nóng mín, duì zhè piàn tǔ dì fēi cháng liǎo jiě.He is a locally born and bred farmer who knows this land very well.
- 土生土长，。Zhè zhǒng shuǐ guǒ shì tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng de, suǒ yǐ tè bié xīn xiān.This fruit is home-grown, so it's especially fresh.
- ，土生土长。Suī rán tā zài guó wài shēng huó le hěn duō nián, dàn tā réng rán jué de zì jǐ shì tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng de zhōng guó rén.Although he has lived abroad for many years, he still considers himself a locally born and bred Chinese.
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