乡巴佬

鄉巴佬
xiāngbālǎo
noun #8,163

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 country bumpkin; hick; yokel

Examples

Bié jiào wǒ xiāngbālǎo!
Don't call me a hick!
Tā gāng dào chéngshì, shénme dōu bù dǒng, bèi rén cháoxiào shì xiāngbālǎo.
He just arrived in the city and knew nothing, so people mocked him as a country bumpkin.
Nǐ bié xiàng gè xiāngbālǎo yīyàng dàjīngxiǎoguài de.
Don't make a fuss like some yokel.

Tips

register
乡巴佬 is derogatory and dismissive. It's used to mock someone as unsophisticated or ignorant of city life. Avoid using it directly to someone's face unless joking with close friends.
memory
(countryside) + (fellow/guy, colloquial and rough) — a rough countryside fellow.

Stroke Order

xiāng
lǎo