背井离乡 — Chinese idiom
背井离乡
bèi jǐng lí xiāng
Traditional: 背井離鄉
Meaning
- to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will
Character by character
- 背bèiback, backside; to betray, to violate
- 井jǐngwell, mine shaft, pit
- 离lírare beast; strange; elegant
- 乡xiāngcountry, village; rural
Idioms sharing a character
- 勾肩搭背 gōu jiān dā bèi
- 扼喉抚背 è hóu fǔ bèi
- 挨肩擦背 āi jiān cā bèi
- 弃约背盟 qì yuē bèi méng
- 汗流浃背 hàn liú jiā bèi
- 背信弃义 bèi xìn qì yì
- 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī
- 背水一战 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn
- 背道而驰 bèi dào ér chí
- 腹背受敌 fù bèi shòu dí
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