同乡 (tóng) — fellow townsman / someone from the same hometown (village, town, or province)
Definition
A 同乡 is someone who shares your hometown, village, or province — the bond is regional, not family. 同胞 refers to fellow countrymen of the same nation.
noun
fellow townsman / someone from the same hometown (village, town, or province)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，同乡。Zài běi jīng gōng zuò duō nián, měi cì yù dào tóng dōu jué de tè bié qīn qiè.Having worked in Beijing for many years, I always feel especially close whenever I meet a fellow townsman.
- 同乡。Wǒ men cūn de tóng dōu cān jiā le zhè cì jù huì.All the fellow townsmen from our village attended this gathering.
- 同乡，。Tā zài hǎi wài jiàn lì le tóng huì, bāng zhù xīn dào de yí mín.He established a fellow-townsmen association overseas to help new immigrants.
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