離鄉背井

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Chinese

to leave; to depart; to go away
to leave; to depart; to go away; from
 
 country; village
learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened
learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder
 
 warn; well
trad. (離鄉背井) 離 鄉 背 井
simp. (离乡背井) 离 乡 背 井
anagram 背井離鄉／背井离乡

Pronunciation

Idiom

離鄉背井

  1. to leave one's hometown and move elsewhere

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 背井離鄉 (“to leave one's hometown and move elsewhere”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 背井離鄉, 離鄉背井
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 離鄉背井
Cantonese Hong Kong 離鄉別井
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 出外鄉
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 出外鄉
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 出外鄉
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 出外鄉
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 出外鄉
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 出外鄉
Southern Min Xiamen 離鄉背井, 背井離鄉, 離鄉走路
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