老鄉

See also: 老乡

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	country; village
trad. (老鄉)		老	鄉
simp. (老乡)		老	乡

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎoxiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ hoeng¹
Min Nan (POJ): láu-hiong / láu-hiang / láu-hiuⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǎoxiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoshiang
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǎoxiāngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoshiangl
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕjɑ̃ɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ hoeng¹
  - Yale: lóuh hēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ hoeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ hêng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ hœːŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-hiong
  - Tâi-lô: láu-hiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: law'hiofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /laʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /laʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-hiang
  - Tâi-lô: láu-hiang
  - Phofsit Daibuun: law'hiafng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /laʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiaŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-hiuⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: láu-hiunn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: law'hviw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /laʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiũ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /laʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiũ³³/

Noun

老鄉

someone from the same hometown (or country, province, district, etc.); fellow villager; fellow townsman
(derogatory) country bumpkin

Derived terms

老鄉見老鄉，兩眼淚汪汪／老乡见老乡，两眼泪汪汪

Interjection

老鄉

my dear sir! (friendly form of address to an unacquainted countryman)

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