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đồng bào · /ɗɔŋ ɓaːw/
đồng bào
đồng bào/ɗɔŋ ɓaːw/noun
a person from the same country
người cùng một nước
Korean speakers often use this warmly for fellow Koreans abroad, broader than the diaspora label.
Tiếng Hàn dùng thân mật cho người Hàn ở nước ngoài, rộng hơn từ chỉ kiều bào.
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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