Word: 土生土长 (tǔshēngtǔzhǎng) Traditional: 土生土長 土生土长 dictionary entry tǔshēngtǔzhǎng (of people) born and raised in the locality Full dictionary entry for 土生土长 Example sentences using 土生土长 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 你是土生土长的上海人吗？ Nǐ shì tǔshēngtǔzhǎng de Shànghǎi rén ma? Are you a native-born Shanghainese? 我外婆是土生土长的北京人。 Wǒ wàipó shì tǔshēngtǔzhǎng de Běijīng rén. My grandmother is a Beijinger born and raised.