乡亲 (鄉親)
xiāng qīn
Pinyin
Definition
乡亲 (鄉親)
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- fellow countryman (from the same village)
- local people
- villager
- the folks back home
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 blind date
- 2 arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiàng qīn])
- 3 to be deeply attached to each other
- 1 parent
- 2 one's own (flesh and blood)
- 3 relative
- 4 related
- 5 marriage
- 6 bride
- 7 close
- 8 intimate
- 9 in person
- 10 first-hand
- 11 in favor of
- 12 pro-
- 13 to kiss
- 14 (Internet slang) dear
Idioms (20)
串亲访友
- 1 to call on friends and relations (idiom)
他乡遇故知
- 1 meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
任人唯亲
- 1 to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism
- 2 corrupt appointment
入乡随俗
- 1 When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
- 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
六亲不认
- 1 not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives