老乡 lǎo xiāng — fellow townsman; villager

老乡
lǎo xiāng

Characters: 老 · 乡

Definitions

  1. fellow townsman; villager

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. fellow townsman
  2. fellow villager
  3. sb from the same hometown

zdic(汉典)

  1. 同乡籍的人。
  2. 对农村百姓的通俗称呼。

ExtDict

  1. 同乡听你口音，咱们好像是～
  2. 对不知姓名的农民的称呼。

Examples

  • 一听到乡音，他忙招呼那位老乡。

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

  • 老乡见老乡，两眼泪汪汪。

    When fellow townsmen meet, their eyes brim with tears.