Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words老鄉

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老鄉

lǎoxiāng·ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤ

“fellow townsman or villager; someone from the same hometown; (informal, esp. Taiwan) a friendly term for a stranger”

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Old; aged; experienced; venerable; of long standing; prefix for elders or familiar people; outdated; tough (food); always.

xiāng·ㄒㄧㄤ

Rural area or countryside; native place or hometown; a township (PRC administrative unit); a region or place; a state or realm.