老乡

HSK 7-9

lǎoxiāng

乡亲; fellow townspeople; compatriots from the same area

他是我老乡

tā shì wǒ lǎoxiāng

He is an old acquaintance of mine.

在外地遇到老乡

zài wàidì yùdào lǎoxiāng

Encountering fellow countrymen far from home.

老乡见老乡，两眼泪汪汪

lǎoxiāng jiàn lǎoxiāng, liǎng yǎn lèiwāngwāng

When two people from the same hometown meet, their eyes well up with tears.