Definition

1. Noun:
   • A stranger; a person from a different region or locality: "hàng xứ" refers to someone who is not native to or familiar with a particular area; an outsider or non-local.
   • Foreign goods; products from another region: In a commercial or historical context, it can also denote goods or merchandise imported from or produced in a different region.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ta là hàng xứ, không biết đường đi trong làng này. (He is a stranger and doesn't know the way in this village.)
  • Trong chợ có bán nhiều hàng xứ như vải vóc, đồ gốm. (The market sells many goods from other regions, like fabrics and pottery.)

Advanced Usage

• "dân hàng xứ": people from other regions; outsiders collectively.
  • Dân hàng xứ đến đây lập nghiệp ngày càng đông. (More and more people from other regions are coming here to make a living.)
• "tiếng hàng xứ": the accent or dialect of another region.
  • Nghe tiếng hàng xứ của anh ấy, tôi biết anh ấy không phải người miền Nam. (Listening to his regional accent, I knew he was not from the South.)

Variants and Related Words

• Người lạ (n): stranger (a more general, common term for an unknown person).
• Khách vãng lai (n): transient visitor; passerby.
• Hàng ngoại (n): foreign goods; imported products (specifically from abroad).

Synonyms

• Người nơi khác: person from elsewhere.
• Kẻ xa lạ: stranger (with a slightly more impersonal or literary nuance).

Related Phrases

• Hàng xứ xa: goods/people from a faraway region.
  • Những món hàng xứ xa này rất được ưa chuộng. (These goods from faraway regions are very popular.)
• Ăn nói như hàng xứ: to speak with a non-local accent or in a way that identifies one as an outsider.
  • Anh ấy ăn nói như hàng xứ nên dễ bị nhận ra. (He speaks with a non-local accent, so he is easily recognized.)

Notes on Meaning

• The term "hàng xứ" carries a nuance of being from a , not necessarily a foreign country. It emphasizes geographical or communal otherness.
• In modern Vietnamese, when referring to people, it can sometimes carry a slight connotation of being unfamiliar with local customs, though it is not inherently pejorative. When referring to goods, it is neutral, simply indicating the origin.

1. Stranger