country bumpkin; hick; yokel
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
country bumpkin; hick; unsophisticated person
derogatoryA derogatory term for a person from rural areas, implying a lack of education, refinement, or exposure to urban life. Often used condescendingly by city dwellers.
Tā他
gāng刚
jìn进
chéng城
shí时
chuān穿
de得
tǔ土
lǐ里
tǔ土
qì气
，
bèi被
nà那
xiē些
chéng城
lǐ里
rén人
cháo嘲
xiào笑
wéi为
xiāng乡
bā巴
lǎo佬
。
When he first came to the city dressed in rustic clothes, he was mocked as a country bumpkin by the urbanites.
Bié别
biǎo表
xiàn现
de得
xiàng像
gè个
xiāng乡
bā巴
lǎo佬
，
yī一
fù副
méi没
jiàn见
guo过
shì世
miàn面
de的
yàng样
zi子
。
Don't act like a hick, looking as if you've never seen the world.
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Nà那
gè个
bào暴
fā发
hù户
suī虽
rán然
yǒu有
qián钱
le了
，
kě可
shuō说
huà话
hái还
shì是
dài带
zhe着
yī一
gǔ股
xiāng乡
bā巴
lǎo佬
wèi味
r儿
。
Although that nouveau riche had money, he still spoke with a bumpkin air.