土生土长 tǔshēng-tǔzhǎng (of people) born and raised in the locality
(idiom) (of people) born and raised in the locality; (of art forms, political parties, enterprises, products etc) developed locally from the outset; wholly indigenous
How to remember 土生土长: 土 earth + 生 life + 长 long = (of people) born and raised in the locality.
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How it is used
- Idiom: born and bred locally - 土生土长的北京人 (tǔshēng-tǔzhǎng de Běijīngrén) a born-and-raised Beijinger.
- Stresses genuine local origin, of people or homegrown things; note 长 read zhǎng (to grow). Colloquial and written.