近乡情怯
jìn​xiāng​qíng​qiè

anxious about returning home

  • created sense approved 近乡情怯/近鄉情怯 · jìn​xiāng​qíng​qiè · anxious about returning home — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    近乡情怯 / 近鄉情怯

    jìn​xiāng​qíng​qiè

    anxious about returning home

    The complex feeling of anxiety and hesitation one experiences when approaching their hometown after a long absence, often due to a fear of what may have changed during that time.

    jìn​xiāng​qíng​què

    近 (literal) → 近 · jìn · to approach 乡 (literal) → 乡/鄉 · xiāng · home 情 (literal) → 情 · qíng · feeling 怯 (literal) → 怯 · qiè · timid

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

    created sense