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流落他乡 — “Drift and wander in a foreign land”

流落他乡 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be forced to leave one's hometown and wander destitute in other places; to live as a displaced person in a foreign land”. Literally, “drift and wander in a foreign land”.

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流落他乡 Pronunciation and Pinyin

流落他乡 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
流
liú10to flow, circulate, or spread
落
luò12fall, drop, settle, decline
他
tā5he, him, another
乡
xiāng3countryside, hometown, township

Example Sentence with 流落他乡

他年少时因家境贫困,不得不背井离乡,流落他乡多年。
Due to poverty in his youth, he was forced to leave his home and wander destitute in other regions for many years.

Idioms Related to 流落他乡

Synonyms of 流落他乡

  • liú流lí离shī失suǒ所displaced and homeless
  • liú流lí离diān颠pèi沛drift about destitute and homeless

Antonyms of 流落他乡

  • ān安jiā家lì立yè业settle down, establish a home and career
  • ān安jiā家luò落hù户settle down and make a permanent home
  • ān安jū居lè乐yè业live and work in peace and contentment

More idioms starting with 流

  • liú流guāng光yì易shì逝Time flies swiftly
  • liú流guāng光shùn瞬xī息time flies quickly
  • liú流kǒu口cháng常tán谈a common saying
  • liú流tiān天chè澈dì地Vast and overwhelming flood
  • liú流dàng宕wàng忘fǎn反Wander far from home and forget to return
  • liú流nián年bù不lì利unfavorable year
  • liú流nián年sì似shuǐ水years flow by like water
  • liú流xīng星chè掣diàn电as swift as a meteor and lightning
  • liú流xīng星gǎn赶yuè月move with lightning speed
  • liú流xīng星fēi飞diàn电extremely swift and rapid
  • liú流shuǐ水bù不fǔ腐,,hù户shū枢bù不lóu蝼Constant use prevents decay
  • liú流shuǐ水bù不fǔ腐,,hù户shū枢bù不dù蠹Constant activity prevents decay

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What does 流落他乡 mean?

流落他乡 (liú luò tā xiāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be forced to leave one's hometown and wander destitute in other places; to live as a displaced person in a foreign land”.

How do you pronounce 流落他乡?

流落他乡 is pronounced liú luò tā xiāng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 流落他乡 literally mean?

Literally, 流落他乡 means “drift and wander in a foreign land”. It is used to mean “to be forced to leave one's hometown and wander destitute in other places; to live as a displaced person in a foreign land”.

What is the Chinese definition of 流落他乡?

被迫离开家乡,漂泊外地。

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