土生土长 (tǔshēngtǔzhǎng) — born and raised locally; native-born

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作为一个土生土长的南方人，他从来没见过这么大的雪。 Zuòwéi yí ge tǔshēng tǔzhǎng de nánfāng rén, tā cónglái méi jiànguo zhème dà de xuě. As a southerner born and raised there, he had never seen such heavy snow.
他是土生土长的北京人，对每条胡同都很熟悉。 Tā shì tǔshēng tǔzhǎng de Běijīng rén, duì měi tiáo hútòng dōu hěn shúxī. He is a Beijing native born and raised there, and he knows every alley well.
我是土生土长的上海人，最想念巷口的那个早点摊。 Wǒ shì tǔshēng tǔzhǎng de Shànghǎi rén, zuì xiǎngniàn xiàngkǒu de nàge zǎodiǎntān. I was born and raised in Shanghai, and what I miss most is the breakfast stall at the alley entrance.