sojourn; live long away from home
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Meanings
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to sojourn; to dwell away from home for a long time
literaryA classical, literary term expressing the state of living as a long-term traveler or exile, often with a sense of nostalgia or hardship. Not used in modern spoken language.
Shī诗
rén人
wǎn晚
nián年
jī羁
lǚ旅
yì异
xiāng乡
，
shí十
fēn分
sī思
niàn念
gù故
tǔ土
。
In his later years, the poet sojourned in a foreign land, deeply missing his homeland.
Jī羁
lǚ旅
shēng生
yá涯
shǐ使
tā他
kàn看
jìn尽
le了
rén人
jiān间
cāng沧
sāng桑
。
His life as a long-term traveler allowed him to witness all the vicissitudes of the world.
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Zhè这
shǒu首
cí词
shū抒
fā发
le了
zuò作
zhě者
jī羁
lǚ旅
huái怀
xiāng乡
de的
chóu愁
xù绪
。
This poem expresses the author's melancholy of sojourning and longing for home.