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村夫野老 — “Village peasants and old folks from the countryside”

村夫野老 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Village peasants and old folks from the countryside”. Rustic old men and women. Literally, “Village men and rustic elders”.

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村夫野老 Pronunciation and Pinyin

村夫野老 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
村
cūn7village or hamlet
夫
fū4man, husband, or classical particle
野
yě11wild, open country
老
lǎo6old, aged, experienced

Example Sentence with 村夫野老

在那个偏远的山村里,只有一些村夫野老守着祖辈留下的土地
In that remote mountain village, only some country folk and old people were tending to the land passed down by their ancestors.

Idioms Related to 村夫野老

Synonyms of 村夫野老

  • fán凡fū夫sú俗zǐ子ordinary people
  • cūn村fū夫sú俗zǐ子uncouth, uncultured, vulgar person

Antonyms of 村夫野老

  • dá达guān官guì贵rén人high-ranking officials and influential dignitaries

More idioms starting with 村

  • cūn村gē哥lǐ里fù妇ordinary folks
  • cūn村gū姑tián田fù妇unsophisticated country women
  • cūn村xué学jiū究yǔ语pedantic and shallow remarks
  • cūn村gē歌shè社wǔ舞folk songs and dances
  • cūn村gē歌shè社gǔ鼓folk songs and drum music
  • cūn村shēng生bó泊cháng长born and raised in the countryside
  • cūn村jīn筋sú俗gǔ骨crude and vulgar in character
  • cūn村xiāo箫shè社gǔ鼓village folk wind and drum music
  • cūn村lín邻xiāng乡shě舍village neighbors
  • cūn村jiǔ酒yě野shū蔬simple fare of homemade wine and wild vegetables
  • cūn村yě野pǐ匹fū夫uncultured rustic commoner

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Questions about 村夫野老

What does 村夫野老 mean?

村夫野老 (cūn fū yě lǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Village peasants and old folks from the countryside”.

How do you pronounce 村夫野老?

村夫野老 is pronounced cūn fū yě lǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 村夫野老 literally mean?

Literally, 村夫野老 means “Village men and rustic elders”. It is used to mean “Village peasants and old folks from the countryside”.

What is the Chinese definition of 村夫野老?

旧指生活在农村的农民和老人。

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