离乡背井
lí xiāng bèi jǐng
Pinyin

Definition

离乡背井
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lí xiāng bèi jǐng
  1. to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

背
bēi
  1. 1 variant of 背[bēi]
背包
bēi bāo
  1. 1 knapsack
  2. 2 rucksack
  3. 3 infantry pack
  4. 4 field pack
  5. 5 blanket roll
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
背叛
bèi pàn
  1. 1 to betray
背影
bèi yǐng
  1. 1 rear view
  2. 2 figure seen from behind
  3. 3 view of the back (of a person or object)
背后
bèi hòu
  1. 1 behind
  2. 2 at the back
  3. 3 in the rear
  4. 4 behind sb's back
背景
bèi jǐng
  1. 1 background
  2. 2 backdrop
  3. 3 context
  4. 4 (fig.) powerful backer
  5. 5 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
井
Jǐng
  1. 1 Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
  2. 2 surname Jing
井冈山
Jǐng gāng Shān
  1. 1 Jinggang Mountains, in the Jiangxi-Hunan border region
井底之蛙
jǐng dǐ zhī wā
  1. 1 the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
井然
jǐng rán
  1. 1 tidy, methodical
坐井观天
zuò jǐng guān tiān
  1. 1 lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
市井
shì jǐng
  1. 1 marketplace
  2. 2 town
  3. 3 the street (urban milieu)
  4. 4 the haunts of the common people
后背
hòu bèi
  1. 1 the back (human anatomy)
  2. 2 the back part of sth
手背
shǒu bèi
  1. 1 back of the hand
椅背
yǐ bèi
  1. 1 the back of a chair
王府井
Wáng fǔ jǐng
  1. 1 Wangfujing neighborhood of central Beijing, famous for shopping
背井离乡
bèi jǐng lí xiāng
  1. 1 to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
背包客
bēi bāo kè
  1. 1 backpacker
背地
bèi dì
  1. 1 secretly
  2. 2 in private
  3. 3 behind someone's back
背带
bēi dài
  1. 1 braces
  2. 2 suspenders
  3. 3 sling (for a rifle)
  4. 4 straps (for a knapsack)

Idioms (20)

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
井井有条
jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo
  1. 1 everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
井底之蛙
jǐng dǐ zhī wā
  1. 1 the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
井然有序
jǐng rán yǒu xù
  1. 1 everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
井蛙之见
jǐng wā zhī jiàn
  1. 1 the view of a frog in a well (idiom); fig. a narrow view
勾肩搭背
gōu jiān dā bèi
  1. 1 arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)
吃水不忘掘井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén
  1. 1 Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
坐井观天
zuò jǐng guān tiān
  1. 1 lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
从井救人
cóng jǐng jiù rén
  1. 1 to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
手心手背都是肉
shǒu xīn shǒu bèi dōu shì ròu
  1. 1 lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to both be of equal importance
  3. 3 to value both equally
扼喉抚背
è hóu fǔ bèi
  1. 1 lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to occupy all key points (military)
投井下石
tóu jǐng xià shí
  1. 1 to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
弃约背盟
qì yuē bèi méng
  1. 1 to abrogate an agreement
  2. 2 to break one's oath (idiom)
汗流浃背
hàn liú jiā bèi
  1. 1 to sweat profusely (idiom)
  2. 2 drenched in sweat
河水不犯井水
hé shuǐ bù fàn jǐng shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.
  2. 2 Mind your own business.
背井离乡
bèi jǐng lí xiāng
  1. 1 to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
背信弃义
bèi xìn qì yì
  1. 1 breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray
  2. 2 treachery
  3. 3 perfidy
背城借一
bèi chéng jiè yī
  1. 1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
  2. 2 to put up a desperate struggle
背水一战
bèi shuǐ yī zhàn
  1. 1 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die

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