TopicGyopo
dongpo · /toŋ.pʰo/
동포
/toŋ.pʰo/noun
a person from the same country
같은 나라 사람, 한민족을 부르는 말
Korean speakers often use this warmly for fellow Koreans abroad, broader than the diaspora label.
해외에 있는 한인을 따뜻하게 부를 때 쓰이며, 교포보다 폭이 넓은 말입니다.
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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