wandering homeless; displaced
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to be displaced and homeless; to wander about with nowhere to settle down
formalDescribes the state of people forced to leave their homes due to war, disaster, or poverty. Often used in formal or written contexts to describe a tragic situation.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
shǐ使
dé得
wú无
shù数
bǎi百
xìng姓
liú流
lí离
shī失
suǒ所
。
The war left countless civilians displaced and homeless.
Hóng洪
shuǐ水
guò过
hòu后
，
cūn村
mín民
men们
liú流
lí离
shī失
suǒ所
，
jí急
xū需
yuán援
zhù助
。
After the flood, the villagers were displaced and in urgent need of aid.
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Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
de的
dà大
jī饥
huāng荒
cháng常
dǎo导
zhì致
rén人
mín民
liú流
lí离
shī失
suǒ所
。
Major famines in history often caused people to become homeless wanderers.
Kàn看
dào到
nà那
xiē些
liú流
lí离
shī失
suǒ所
de的
nàn难
mín民
，
tā他
xīn心
lǐ里
fēi非
cháng常
nán难
guò过
。
Seeing those displaced refugees made him feel very sad.