四海为家 — Chinese idiom
四海为家
sì hǎi wéi jiā
Traditional: 四海為家
Meaning
- to regard the four corners of the world all as home
- to feel at home anywhere
- to roam about unconstrained
- to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
Character by character
- 四sìfour
- 海hǎisea, ocean; maritime
- 为wéito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
- 家jiāhouse, home, residence; family
Idioms sharing a character
- 三妻四妾 sān qī sì qiè
- 不三不四 bù sān bù sì
- 危机四伏 wēi jī sì fú
- 名扬四海 míng yáng sì hǎi
- 四世同堂 sì shì tóng táng
- 四仰八叉 sì yǎng bā chā
- 四分五裂 sì fēn wǔ liè
- 四大皆空 sì dà jiē kōng
- 四平八稳 sì píng bā wěn
- 四海升平 sì hǎi shēng píng
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