离乡别土 — “To leave one's native place or hometown to live or work elsewhere”
离乡别土 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to leave one's native place or hometown to live or work elsewhere”. To be away from one's homeland.
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离乡别土 Pronunciation and Pinyin
离乡别土 Character Breakdown
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他年轻时为了求学，不得不离乡别土，独自到大城市打拼
When he was young, for the sake of his studies, he had to leave his native place and strive alone in the big city.
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Synonyms of 离乡别土
Antonyms of 离乡别土
More idioms starting with 离
- lí离shì世yì异sú俗transcend worldly conventions
- lí离shì世jué绝sú俗detached from worldly affairs
- lí离shì世dùn遁shàng上withdraw from worldly affairs and power
- lí离xiāng乡bié别jǐng井leave one's hometown to live elsewhere
- lí离xiāng乡bèi背jǐng井leave one's hometown to live elsewhere
- lí离hé合bēi悲huān欢parting, reunion, sorrow, and joy
- lí离qí奇gǔ古guài怪extremely strange and bizarre
- lí离lóu娄zhī之míng明superb vision
- lí离shān山diào调hǔ虎lure opponent from stronghold
- lí离xián弦zǒu走bǎn板deviate from accepted standards
- lí离xīn心lí离dé德disunited in thought and spirit
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What does 离乡别土 mean?
离乡别土 (lí xiāng bié tǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to leave one's native place or hometown to live or work elsewhere”.
How do you pronounce 离乡别土?
离乡别土 is pronounced lí xiāng bié tǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 离乡别土?
离开家乡到外地。同“离乡背井”。