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Home / Idiom / 背井离乡

to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)

背井离乡
bèi jǐng lí xiāng
b+èi·4th tonej+ǐng·3rd tonel+í·2nd tonex+iāng·1st tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)离乡背井lí xiāng bèi jǐngto roam far and wide (idiom) · to travel the world浪迹天涯làng jì tiān yáhomeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight · to drift颠沛流离diān pèi liú líto be far from · to keep away from远离yuǎn líto leave without saying good-bye不辞而别bù cí ér bié
Antonyms
lit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom) · fig. to return home after making good · Taiwan pr. yì jǐn huán xiāng衣锦还乡yī jǐn huán xiāngstable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off安家立业ān jiā lì yèGetting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by, starring落叶归根Luò yè guī gēn
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