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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries乡巴佬
Pronunciation / Transliteration: xiāng bā lǎo
"城里人有时候会嘲笑从农村来的人是乡巴佬。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An unrefined person from the countryside; a rustic or bumpkin.
"He was often stereotyped as a simple yokel who had never visited the big city."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Likely a diminutive of dialectal yok, possibly related to yoke, referring to a rustic farm laborer.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "yokel"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "yokel" is said worldwide
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plouc
Transliteration: plouc
"Il se sentait comme un péquenaud débarquant de sa province."
Tölpel
Transliteration: Tölpel
"Er verhielt sich wie ein unwissender Hinterwäldler."
cafone
Transliteration: cafone
"Lo guardavano come se fosse un bifolco di campagna."
patán
Transliteration: patán
"Se rio de los modales del paleto."
caipira
Transliteration: caipira
"Ele chegou à capital parecendo um verdadeiro caipira."
गवार
Transliteration: gavār
"शहर के लोगों ने उसे एक सीधा-साधा गवार समझ लिया।"
乡巴佬
Transliteration: xiāng bā lǎo
"城里人有时候会嘲笑从农村来的人是乡巴佬。"
촌놈
Transliteration: chonnom
"그는 서울에 처음 올라와서 어리둥절해 하는 촌놈 같았다."
田舎者
Transliteration: inakamono
"彼は都会に出てきて自分が田舎者だと気付いた。"
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