WordTaiwan frequency #21,904
離鄉背井
ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
“leave one's hometown to live elsewhere; depart from one's native place”
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離
ㄌㄧˊ
To leave; to part from; to be separated from; to be away from; to lack; to be distant; one of the eight trigrams symbolizing fire.
鄉
ㄒㄧㄤ
Rural area or countryside; native place or hometown; a township (PRC administrative unit); a region or place; a state or realm.
背
ㄅㄟˋ
The back of a body or object; to carry on one's back; to learn by heart; to recite; to betray; to turn one's back on; to bear or shoulder a burden.
井
ㄐㄧㄥˇ
A well for drawing water; neat or orderly; a surname; one of the 28 constellations; a traditional land division.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 離開ㄌㄧˊ ㄎㄞto leave; to depart; to go away from a place or person.
- 距離ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄧˊdistance; gap; interval in space or time; extent of separation between things, ideas, or people
- 背景ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇbackground; backdrop; context; circumstances; historical or environmental setting; (fig.) powerful backer or patron
- 背後ㄅㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋbehind; at the back; in the rear; secretly; behind someone's back.
- 離婚ㄌㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄣto divorce; to end a marriage legally; to dissolve a marriage
- 家鄉ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄤhometown; native place; the town or village where one was born or grew up
- 鄉親ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣfellow villager; local people; folks from one's hometown; countrymen from the same region.
- 偏鄉ㄆㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤrural or remote area; often refers to less developed regions with limited resources or services.
- 故鄉ㄍㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤhometown; native place; homeland; the place where one was born or grew up.
- 脫離ㄊㄨㄛ ㄌㄧˊto break away from; to separate oneself from; to detach; to leave; to sever ties with
- 離去ㄌㄧˊ ㄑㄩˋto leave; to go away; to depart from a place.
- 鄉長ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄤˇvillage chief; mayor of a township; (archaic, Taiwan) respectful term for an elder from the same hometown.