老乡 (lǎo xiāng) — fellow townsman; someone from the same hometown (often implying warmth, trust, or nostalgia)
Definition
A person from the same hometown, used as a warm, familiar way to address them. More personal and address-like than 家乡 (a place); 乡亲 is the collective 'folks back home.'
noun
fellow townsmansomeone from the same hometown (often implying warmth, trust, or nostalgia)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，老乡。Tīng dào tā de kǒu yīn, wǒ jiù zhī dào tā shì wǒ lǎo xiāng.When I heard his accent, I immediately knew he was from my hometown.
- 老乡，！Zán men dōu shì shān dōng lǎo xiāng, yǐ hòu duō lián xì!We're both from Shandong, let's keep in touch!
- 老乡，。Zài wài dì yù jiàn lǎo xiāng, gǎn jué tè bié qīn qiè.Meeting a fellow townsman in a foreign place feels especially warm.
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