背井離鄉
bèi​jǐng​lí​xiāng

to leave home

  • created reference approved 背井离乡/背井離鄉 → 离乡背井/離鄉背井 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    背井离乡 / 背井離鄉 bèi​jǐng​lí​xiāng

    离乡背井 / 離鄉背井 lí​xiāng​bèi​jǐng

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 背井离乡/背井離鄉 · bèi​jǐng​lí​xiāng · to leave home — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    背井离乡 / 背井離鄉

    bèi​jǐng​lí​xiāng

    to leave home

    to leave one's native place, especially against one's will; to be forced to live far from home

    背 (literal) → 背 · bèi · to turn away from 井 (bound) → 井 · jǐng · hometown 离乡 (literal) → 离乡/離鄉 · lí​xiāng · to leave one's home

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense