foreign land; place away from home
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
foreign land; place away from home; strange land
Refers to a place that is not one's hometown, often conveying a sense of being a guest or stranger.
Kè客
jū居
yì异
xiāng乡
，
tā他
cháng常
cháng常
sī思
niàn念
jiā家
rén人
。
Living as a guest in a foreign land, he often misses his family.
Shēn身
chǔ处
yì异
xiāng乡
，
bèi倍
sī思
qīn亲
。
When one is in a foreign land, one misses one's family doubly.
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Tā他
liú流
luò落
yì异
xiāng乡
duō多
nián年
，
zhōng终
yú于
huí回
dào到
le了
gù故
xiāng乡
。
He wandered in foreign lands for many years, and finally returned to his hometown.
Yì异
xiāng乡
de的
fēng风
tǔ土
rén人
qíng情
ràng让
tā他
gǎn感
dào到
xīn新
qí奇
yòu又
mò陌
shēng生
。
The local customs of the foreign land made him feel both curious and unfamiliar.