"背井離鄉" meaning in Chinese

See 背井離鄉 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /peɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /puːi̯³³ t͡sɛːŋ³⁵ lei̯²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /pue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /peɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/, /puːi̯³³ t͡sɛːŋ³⁵ lei̯²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/, /pue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/, /pue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: bèijǐnglíxiāng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bui³ zeng² lei⁴ hoeng¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], pōe-chéng-lî-hiong, pōe-chéng-lī-hiong, bèijǐnglíxiāng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], bèijǐnglísiang [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], pei⁴-ching³-li²-hsiang¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], bèi-jǐng-lí-syāng [Mandarin, Yale, standard], beyjiinglishiang [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], бэйцзинлисян [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], bɛjczinlisjan [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], bui jéng lèih hēung [Cantonese, Yale], bui³ dzeng² lei⁴ hoeng¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], bui³ zéng² léi⁴ hêng¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], pōe-chéng-lî-hiong [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], puē-tsíng-lî-hiong [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], poexzefngli'hiofng [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun], pōe-chéng-lī-hiong [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], puē-tsíng-lī-hiong [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], poexzefnglixhiofng [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 背井离乡
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 背井離鄉
  1. to leave one's native place and move elsewhere Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-背井離鄉-zh-phrase-uXgvukyD Categories (other): Cantonese chengyu, Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Hokkien chengyu, Mandarin chengyu, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Synonyms: 背井離鄉 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 離鄉背井 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 離鄉背井 [Taiwan], 離鄉別井 [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 出外鄉 [Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli, Northern], 出外鄉 [Hakka, Sixian, Pingtung], 出外鄉 [Hakka, Hsinchu-County], 出外鄉 [Hakka, Taichung], 出外鄉 [Hakka, Yunlin], 離鄉背井 [Xiamen], 背井離鄉 [Xiamen], 離鄉走路 [Xiamen], 離鄉背井, Taiwan, Hong Kong, 離鄉別井, Miaoli (alt: N. Sixian), 出外鄉, Pingtung (alt: Neipu; S. Sixian), Hsinchu County [Hailu, Zhudong], Taichung [Dabu, Dongshi], Hsinchu County [Qionglin, Raoping], Yunlin [Lunbei, Zhao'an], Xiamen, 離鄉走路
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          "word": "離鄉背井"
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        {
          "tags": [
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          "word": "離鄉背井"
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        {
          "tags": [
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          "word": "離鄉別井"
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        {
          "tags": [
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            "Hakka",
            "Yunlin"
          ],
          "word": "出外鄉"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Xiamen"
          ],
          "word": "離鄉背井"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Xiamen"
          ],
          "word": "背井離鄉"
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          "tags": [
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        {
          "word": "Taiwan"
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        {
          "word": "Hong Kong"
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          "word": "離鄉別井"
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        {
          "alt": "N. Sixian",
          "word": "Miaoli"
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        {
          "word": "出外鄉"
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        {
          "alt": "Neipu; S. Sixian",
          "word": "Pingtung"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hailu",
            "Zhudong"
          ],
          "word": "Hsinchu County"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Dabu",
            "Dongshi"
          ],
          "word": "Taichung"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Qionglin",
            "Raoping"
          ],
          "word": "Hsinchu County"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Lunbei",
            "Zhao'an"
          ],
          "word": "Yunlin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Xiamen"
        },
        {
          "word": "離鄉走路"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bèijǐnglíxiāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bui³ zeng² lei⁴ hoeng¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "pōe-chéng-lî-hiong"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "pōe-chéng-lī-hiong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bèijǐnglíxiāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bèijǐnglísiang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pei⁴-ching³-li²-hsiang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bèi-jǐng-lí-syāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "beyjiinglishiang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бэйцзинлисян"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bɛjczinlisjan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bui jéng lèih hēung"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bui³ dzeng² lei⁴ hoeng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bui³ zéng² léi⁴ hêng¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/puːi̯³³ t͡sɛːŋ³⁵ lei̯²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pōe-chéng-lî-hiong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "puē-tsíng-lî-hiong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "poexzefngli'hiofng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pōe-chéng-lī-hiong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "puē-tsíng-lī-hiong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "poexzefnglixhiofng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/puːi̯³³ t͡sɛːŋ³⁵ lei̯²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "背井離鄉"
}
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    {
      "form": "背井离乡",
      "raw_tags": [
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
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        "Cantonese idioms",
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        "Cantonese verbs",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 井",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 背",
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        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chinese verbs",
        "Hokkien chengyu",
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        "Hokkien lemmas",
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        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to leave one's native place and move elsewhere"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "native",
          "native"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bèijǐnglíxiāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bui³ zeng² lei⁴ hoeng¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "pōe-chéng-lî-hiong"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "pōe-chéng-lī-hiong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bèijǐnglíxiāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bèijǐnglísiang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pei⁴-ching³-li²-hsiang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bèi-jǐng-lí-syāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "beyjiinglishiang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бэйцзинлисян"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bɛjczinlisjan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bui jéng lèih hēung"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bui³ dzeng² lei⁴ hoeng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bui³ zéng² léi⁴ hêng¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/puːi̯³³ t͡sɛːŋ³⁵ lei̯²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pōe-chéng-lî-hiong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "puē-tsíng-lî-hiong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "poexzefngli'hiofng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pōe-chéng-lī-hiong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "puē-tsíng-lī-hiong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "poexzefnglixhiofng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/puːi̯³³ t͡sɛːŋ³⁵ lei̯²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "背井離鄉"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "離鄉背井"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "word": "離鄉背井"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "word": "離鄉別井"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern"
      ],
      "word": "出外鄉"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Pingtung"
      ],
      "word": "出外鄉"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hsinchu-County"
      ],
      "word": "出外鄉"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Taichung"
      ],
      "word": "出外鄉"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hsinchu-County"
      ],
      "word": "出外鄉"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Yunlin"
      ],
      "word": "出外鄉"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "離鄉背井"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "背井離鄉"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "離鄉走路"
    },
    {
      "word": "離鄉背井"
    },
    {
      "word": "Taiwan"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hong Kong"
    },
    {
      "word": "離鄉別井"
    },
    {
      "alt": "N. Sixian",
      "word": "Miaoli"
    },
    {
      "word": "出外鄉"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Neipu; S. Sixian",
      "word": "Pingtung"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hailu",
        "Zhudong"
      ],
      "word": "Hsinchu County"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Dabu",
        "Dongshi"
      ],
      "word": "Taichung"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Qionglin",
        "Raoping"
      ],
      "word": "Hsinchu County"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Lunbei",
        "Zhao'an"
      ],
      "word": "Yunlin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Xiamen"
    },
    {
      "word": "離鄉走路"
    }
  ],
  "word": "背井離鄉"
}

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