土生土长 — “Locally born and bred”
土生土长 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Locally born and bred”. Native to the soil. Literally, “born of the soil, grown of the soil”.
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土生土长 Pronunciation and Pinyin
土生土长 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 土生土长
他是个土生土长的乡村孩子，对家乡的一切都非常熟悉
He is a locally born and bred village child, very familiar with everything in his hometown.
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Synonyms of 土生土长
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- tǔ土bā八lù路An uncouth, rustic, or unsophisticated person
- tǔ土bāo包zi子unsophisticated country bumpkin
- tǔ土mái埋bàn半jié截to have one foot in the grave
- tǔ土rǎng壤xì细liú流trivial or insignificant matters
- tǔ土tóu头tǔ土nǎo脑rustic in appearance or manner
- tǔ土bēng崩wǎ瓦jiě解to completely fall apart
- tǔ土bēng崩yú鱼làn烂disintegrating from within
- tǔ土fú扶chéng成qiáng墙mutual support builds strength
- tǔ土mù木xíng形hái骸natural unadorned appearance
- tǔ土yáng洋bìng并jǔ举combine traditional and modern methods
- tǔ土yáng洋jié结hé合combine traditional and modern methods
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What does 土生土长 mean?
土生土长 (tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Locally born and bred”.
How do you pronounce 土生土长?
土生土长 is pronounced tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 土生土长 literally mean?
Literally, 土生土长 means “born of the soil, grown of the soil”. It is used to mean “Locally born and bred”.
What is the Chinese definition of 土生土长?
当地生长的。