老乡 老鄉
老乡 老鄉 lǎo xiāng ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤ lou5 hoeng1 HSK 6 流利級 · Level 5
- fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown
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More words with these characters
老
- 元老 yuán lǎo ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄠˇ jyun4 lou5 senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran
- 古老 gǔ lǎo ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄠˇ gu2 lou5 ancient
- 老人 lǎo rén ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ lou5 jan4 old man or woman
- 老公 lǎo gōng ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ lou5 gung1 (coll.) husband
- 老化 lǎo huà ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ lou5 faa3 (of a person, population or material) to age
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- 老大 lǎo dà ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ lou5 daai6 old age
- 老婆 lǎo pó ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊ lou5 po4 (coll.) wife
- 老子 lǎo zi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄗ lou5 zi2 father
- 老家 lǎo jiā ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ lou5 gaa1 native place
- 老实 老實 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 sat6 honest; sincere
- 老师 老師 lǎo shī ㄌㄠˇ ㄕ lou5 si1 teacher
- 老年 lǎo nián ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ lou5 nin4 elderly
- 老是 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 si6 always
- 老汉 老漢 lǎo hàn ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ lou5 hon3 old man
- 老虎 lǎo hǔ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ lou5 fu2 tiger
- 老远 老遠 lǎo yuǎn ㄌㄠˇ ㄩㄢˇ lou5 jyun5 very far away
- 老板 老闆 lǎo bǎn ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ lou5 baan2 boss
- 老鼠 lǎo shǔ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ lou5 syu2 rat; mouse
- 衰老 shuāi lǎo ㄕㄨㄞ ㄌㄠˇ seoi1 lou5 to age
- 养老 養老 yǎng lǎo ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄠˇ joeng5 lou5 to provide for the elderly (family members)
乡 鄉
- 下乡 下鄉 xià xiāng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄤ haa6 hoeng1 to go to the countryside
- 同乡 同鄉 tóng xiāng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤ tung4 hoeng1 person from the same village, town, or province
- 城乡 城鄉 chéng xiāng ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤ sing4 hoeng1 city and countryside
- 家乡 家鄉 jiā xiāng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄤ gaa1 hoeng1 hometown
- 故乡 故鄉 gù xiāng ㄍㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ gu3 hoeng1 home
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- 异乡 異鄉 yì xiāng ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ji6 hoeng1 foreign land
- 乡下 鄉下 xiāng xia ㄒㄧㄤ ˙ㄒㄧㄚ hoeng1 haa6 countryside
- 乡土 鄉土 xiāng tǔ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨˇ hoeng1 tou2 native soil
- 乡村 鄉村 xiāng cūn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄘㄨㄣ hoeng1 cyun1 rustic
- 乡亲 鄉親 xiāng qīn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣ hoeng1 can1 fellow countryman (from the same village)
- 串乡 串鄉 chuàn xiāng ㄔㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤ cyun3 hoeng1 to go from village to village (like an itinerant artist)
- 他乡 他鄉 tā xiāng ㄊㄚ ㄒㄧㄤ taa1 hoeng1 foreign land
- 仙乡 仙鄉 xiān xiāng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ sin1 hoeng1 fairyland
- 侨乡 僑鄉 qiáo xiāng ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄤ kiu4 hoeng1 hometown of overseas Chinese
- 内乡 內鄉 Nèi xiāng ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤ noi6 hoeng1 see 内乡县
- 外乡 外鄉 wài xiāng ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ngoi6 hoeng1 another part of the country
- 梦乡 夢鄉 mèng xiāng ㄇㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤ mung6 hoeng1 the land of dreams
- 安乡 安鄉 Ān xiāng ㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ on1 hoeng1 see 安乡县
- 宁乡 寧鄉 Níng xiāng ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ning4 hoeng1 see 宁乡市
- 山乡 山鄉 shān xiāng ㄕㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ saan1 hoeng1 mountain area
Idioms with these characters
- 白头偕老 白頭偕老 bái tóu xié lǎo ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄠˇ baak6 tau4 gaai1 lou5 (idiom) (of a married couple) to live together until old age; to remain lifelong companions
- 宝刀不老 寶刀不老 bǎo dāo bù lǎo ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ bou2 dou1 bat1 lou5 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
- 宝刀未老 寶刀未老 bǎo dāo wèi lǎo ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ bou2 dou1 mei6 lou5 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
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- 长生不老 長生不老 cháng shēng bù lǎo ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ coeng4 sang1 bat1 lou5 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 翻老皇历 翻老皇曆 fān lǎo huáng lì ㄈㄢ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧˋ faan1 lou5 wong4 lik6 to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
- 返老还童 返老還童 fǎn lǎo huán tóng ㄈㄢˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ faan2 lou5 waan4 tung4 to recover one's youthful vigor
- 告老还乡 告老還鄉 gào lǎo huán xiāng ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ gou3 lou5 waan4 hoeng1 (idiom) to retire from official service due to old age and return to one's hometown
- 狗逮老鼠 gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ ㄍㄡˇ ㄉㄞˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ gau2 dai6 lou5 syu2 lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
- 敬老尊贤 敬老尊賢 jìng lǎo zūn xián ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ging3 lou5 zyun1 jin4 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
- 老蚌生珠 lǎo bàng shēng zhū ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄤˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄨ lou5 pong5 saang1 zyu1 lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)
- 背井离乡 背井離鄉 bèi jǐng lí xiāng ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤ bui3 zeng2 lei4 hoeng1 to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
- 客死异乡 客死異鄉 kè sǐ yì xiāng ㄎㄜˋ ㄙˇ ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤ haak3 sei2 ji6 hoeng1 to die in a foreign land (idiom)
- 入乡随俗 入鄉隨俗 rù xiāng suí sú ㄖㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄙㄨˊ jap6 hoeng1 ceoi4 zuk6 When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
Example sentences
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原来 原來 你 和 我 是 老乡 老鄉 。
It turns out that you and I come from the same country.
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