tung4 hoeng1同鄉同乡
Jyutpingtung4 hoeng1
Yaletùhng hēung
Definition
A person from the same hometown.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to someone sharing the same ancestral village or county, often implying a shared dialect or cultural background. It carries a sense of camaraderie or familiarity when meeting someone from the same place while away from home. The term is less about nationality and more about regional identity within a province.
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go3個goExamples
I bumped into a fellow villager in the UK, it is really rare.
Related words
Common phrases
meet a fellow villager
identify someone as being from the same hometown
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 朋友, which is a general term for friend. Using this word implies a specific regional connection that might not exist between regular friends.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
