土生土长

tǔshēng-tǔzhǎng

born and raised in the locality

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 土生土長
Dictionary entry

(idiom) (of people) born and raised in the locality; (of art forms, political parties, enterprises, products etc) developed locally from the outset; wholly i

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See it in sentences

他是土生土长的本地人。

Tā shì tǔshēng-tǔzhǎng de běndì rén.

English

He was born and raised here.

这戏是土生土长的。

Zhè xì shì tǔshēng-tǔzhǎng de.

English

This play is wholly local.

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