TopicGyopo
kababayan · /ka.baˈba.jan/
kababayan
kababayan/ka.baˈba.jan/noun
a person from the same country
taong mula sa iisang bansa
Korean speakers often use this warmly for fellow Koreans abroad, broader than the diaspora label.
Sa Koreano, madalas itong mainit na tawag sa kapwa Koreano sa labas, mas malawak kaysa sa tawag sa Koreano sa ibang bansa.
Examples
At Incheon a stranger helped with my bags and said any compatriot coming home for Chuseok is family.
The Koreatown church dinner seated every compatriot who still sends money to Busan.
Our Saturday Korean school asked each compatriot parent to speak Korean at home this month.
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