土包 (tǔ bāo) — (derogatory) hick, bumpkin, local yokel

Definition

noun
(derogatory) hickbumpkinlocal yokel
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • ,土包。
    Tā cóng nóng cūn lái, dà jiā dōu jiào tā tǔ bāo.
    He came from the countryside, and everyone calls him a hick.
  • 土包。
    Nà xiē chéng shì rén kàn bù qǐ wǒ men zhè xiē tǔ bāo.
    Those city people look down on us country bumpkins.
  • ,土包。
    Tā chuān dé hěn tǔ, xiàng gè tǔ bāo.
    He dresses very rustic, like a hick.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

土tǔrustic

土 (rustic) + 包 (bun) forms a derogatory image of a bumpkin.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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.

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