离乡背井 Chinese English dictionary 离乡背井 translate 离乡背井 pinyin

离乡背井

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
离乡背井 líxiāngbèijǐng	离乡背井 \| 离乡背井* \| *离乡背井	to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)	離鄉背井

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
离	离 \| 离* \| *离	10画亠 + 8 禸 + 6	lí, chī, lì	rare beast; strange; elegant	lei4	離 0022.7 YUKB


乡	乡 \| 乡* \| *乡	3画丿 + 2 幺乡 + 0	xiāng, xiǎng, xiàng	country; rural; village	hoeng1	鄉 2020 VVH


背	背 \| 背* \| *背	9画肉月 + 5	bèi, bēi	back; back side; behind; betray	bui3	1122.7 LPB


井	井 \| 井* \| *井	4画二 + 2	jǐng	well, mine shaft, pit; surname; 22nd lunar mansion, determinative star μ Geminorum (Tejat); hexagram ䷯	zeng2	5500.0 TT

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Simplified		English Definition
离乡背井 líxiāngbèijǐng	离乡背井 \| 离乡背井* \| *离乡背井	to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)


离 chī	离 \| 离* \| *离	mythical beast (archaic)


离 Lí	离 \| 离* \| *离	surname Li


离 lí	离 \| 离* \| *离	to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing fire / ☲


乡　xiāng	乡 \| 乡* \| *乡	country or countryside / native place / home village or town / township (PRC administrative unit)


背　　bēi	背 \| 背* \| *背	variant of 背


背　　bēi	背 \| 背* \| *背	to carry on one's back / (fig.) to bear; to shoulder (a burden, blame etc)


背　　bèi	背 \| 背* \| *背	the back of a body or object / to turn one's back / to hide something from / to learn by heart / to recite from memory / (slang) unlucky / hard of hearing


井　　　Jǐng	井 \| 井* \| *井	Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy / surname Jing


井　　　jǐng	井 \| 井* \| *井	a well / CL: 口 / neat / orderly