老乡 lǎoxiāng fellow townsman
fellow townsman; fellow villager; somebody from the same hometown
How to remember 老乡: 老 old + 乡 country = fellow townsman.
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How it is used
- Someone from your same hometown or region - 遇到老乡 (yùdào lǎoxiāng) to run into a fellow townsman; 老乡见老乡 (lǎoxiāng jiàn lǎoxiāng) when hometown folks meet.
- A warm term of instant kinship, especially away from home; also a friendly way to address a rural stranger.
- Colloquial, affectionate register.