uneducated person; rustic fellow
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
uneducated person; rustic; boor
humbleOften used as a self-deprecating term to show humility, especially by older people or those from rural backgrounds when speaking to educated guests. The suffix '儿' is optional and slightly more colloquial.
Wǒ我
shì是
gè个
lǎo佬
cū粗
r儿
，
bù不
huì会
shuō说
shén什
me么
kè客
qì气
huà话
，
nín您
bié别
jiàn见
guài怪
。
I'm just a rustic fellow and don't know how to be polite, please don't take offense.
Tā他
fù父
qīn亲
shì是
gè个
zhuāng庄
jia稼
hàn汉
，
zì自
chēng称
shì是
gè个
lǎo老
cū粗
。
His father is a farmer and calls himself an uneducated man.
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Nín您
shì是
yǒu有
xué学
wen问
de的
rén人
，
gēn跟
wǒ我
zhè这
lǎo佬
cū粗
bù不
yī一
yàng样
。
You are an educated person, not like this unrefined fellow here (me).