乡巴佬

Traditional: 鄉巴佬

xiāng ba lǎo

Dictionary entry

(derog.) country bumpkin; hick

What does 乡巴佬 mean?

乡巴佬 (xiāng ba lǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(derog.) country bumpkin; hick

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乡xiāngcountry or countryside · native place 巴BāBa, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan) · the east of Sichuan and Chongqing Municipality 佬lǎomale · man (Cantonese)

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乡巴佬

xiāng ba lǎo

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