老鄉
ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤ
“fellow townsman or villager; someone from the same hometown; (informal, esp. Taiwan) a friendly term for a stranger”
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- 老師ㄌㄠˇ ㄕteacher; a respectful term for someone who teaches or mentors; in imperial times, a student's formal address to an examiner
- 老人ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊold person; the elderly; senior citizen; long-time member or veteran of a group or organization.
- 老闆ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇboss; business owner; proprietor of a company or shop
- 老婆ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊwife; one's wife (informal, colloquial).
- 老公ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥhusband; eunuch (historical); old man (archaic)
- 家鄉ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄤhometown; native place; the town or village where one was born or grew up
- 鄉親ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣfellow villager; local people; folks from one's hometown; countrymen from the same region.
- 老人家ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚpolite term for an elderly person; respectful way to refer to one's own or someone else's parents
- 偏鄉ㄆㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤrural or remote area; often refers to less developed regions with limited resources or services.
- 故鄉ㄍㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤhometown; native place; homeland; the place where one was born or grew up.
- 鄉長ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄤˇvillage chief; mayor of a township; (archaic, Taiwan) respectful term for an elder from the same hometown.
- 老鼠ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇrat; mouse; a rodent commonly found in homes; a sly or treacherous person.