liú
shī
suǒ

idiom
common

Meaning of 流离失所

流离失所 means to be displaced and homeless; to wander about with nowhere to settle down. Pronounced liú lí shī suǒ.

  • to be displaced and homeless; to wander about with nowhere to settle down

Definitions & Examples

Zhàn
zhēng
shǐ使
shù
bǎi
xìng
liú
shī
suǒ
 

The war left countless civilians displaced and homeless.

Hóng
shuǐ
guò
hòu
 
cūn
mín
men
liú
shī
suǒ
 
yuán
zhù
 

After the flood, the villagers were displaced and in urgent need of aid.

shǐ
shàng
de
huāng
cháng
dǎo
zhì
rén
mín
liú
shī
suǒ
 

Major famines in history often caused people to become homeless wanderers.

Kàn
dào
xiē
liú
shī
suǒ
de
nàn
mín
 
xīn
fēi
cháng
nán
guò
 

Seeing those displaced refugees made him feel very sad.