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old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |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
- Cantonese (Jyutping): lou5 hoeng1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): láu-hiong / láu-hiang / láu-hiuⁿ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoxiāng
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǎosiang
- Wade–Giles: lao3-hsiang1
- Yale: lǎu-syāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoshiang
- Palladius: лаосян (laosjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoxiāngr
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǎosiangr
- Wade–Giles: lao3-hsiang1-ʼrh
- Yale: lǎu-syāngr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoshiangl
- Palladius: лаосянр (laosjanr)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑ̃ɻ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lou5 hoeng1
- Yale: lóuh hēung
- Cantonese Pinyin: lou5 hoeng1
- Guangdong Romanization: lou5 hêng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /lou̯¹³ hœːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-hiong
- Tâi-lô: láu-hiong
- Phofsit Daibuun: law'hiofng
- IPA (Xiamen): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-hiang
- Tâi-lô: láu-hiang
- Phofsit Daibuun: law'hiafng
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiaŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-hiuⁿ
- Tâi-lô: láu-hiunn
- Phofsit Daibuun: law'hviw
- IPA (Quanzhou): /lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiũ³³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiũ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
Noun
老鄉
- someone from the same hometown (or country, province, district, etc.); fellow villager; fellow townsman
- (derogatory) country bumpkin
Synonyms
- (someone from the same hometown):
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