土生土长

tǔshēng-tǔzhǎng

(idiom) born and raised locally; wholly indigenous

HSK 7-9

Pronunciation

tǔshēng-tǔzhǎng

我是一个土生土长的北京人,对这座城市的每条胡同都很熟悉。

Wǒ shì yí ge tǔshēng-tǔzhǎng de Běijīng rén, duì zhè zuò chéngshì de měi tiáo hútòng dōu hěn shúxī.

I am a Beijinger born and raised here, and I am familiar with every hutong in this city.

One fixed sample

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