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他乡异县
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他乡异县

他乡异县 — “A faraway place”

他乡异县 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a faraway place”. A foreign land; a place away from one's hometown. Literally, “other's land, different county”.

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他乡异县 Pronunciation and Pinyin

他乡异县 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
他
tā5he, him, another
乡
xiāng3countryside, hometown, township
异
yì6different, unusual, strange
县
xiàn7Chinese administrative division

Example Sentence with 他乡异县

他一个人在他乡异县打拼多年,尝尽了生活的酸甜苦辣
He has struggled for many years in a faraway place, experiencing all the ups and downs of life.

Idioms Related to 他乡异县

Synonyms of 他乡异县

  • tiān天yá涯hǎi海jiǎo角the ends of the earth

Antonyms of 他乡异县

  • běn本xiāng乡běn本tǔ土one's native place or hometown

More idioms starting with 他

  • tā他xiāng乡gù故zhī知meeting an old friend in a foreign land
  • tā他xiāng乡yù遇gù故zhī知Meet an old friend in a foreign land
  • tā他shān山zhī之gōng攻external criticism for self-improvement
  • tā他shān山zhī之shí石lessons from others' experiences
  • tā他shān山zhī之shí石,,kě可yǐ以gōng攻yù玉others' advice helps self-improvement
  • tā他shān山gōng攻cuò错Learn from others to improve oneself

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Questions about 他乡异县

What does 他乡异县 mean?

他乡异县 (tā xiāng yì xiàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a faraway place”.

How do you pronounce 他乡异县?

他乡异县 is pronounced tā xiāng yì xiàn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 他乡异县 literally mean?

Literally, 他乡异县 means “other's land, different county”. It is used to mean “a faraway place”.

What is the Chinese definition of 他乡异县?

指远离家乡的外地。

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