同乡 tóng xiāng — person from the same hometown or home region

同乡
tóng xiāng

Characters: 同 · 乡

Definitions

  1. person from the same hometown or home region

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. person from the same hometown or home region

zdic(汉典)

  1. 来自同一乡里的人。
  2. 指同一个地方。
  3. 在外地对同籍贯者的称呼。

ExtDict

  1. 同一乡里
  2. 引申指同一地方
  3. 同一籍贯而在外地者互称同乡。

Examples

  • 一听到乡音，他忙招呼那位同乡。

    Hearing the local accent, he quickly greeted the fellow townsman.

  • 在外地，同乡之间格外亲近。

    Away from home, fellow townsmen feel especially close.