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(be forced to) leave one's home; go away from home; leave the water well and the countryside behind; leave one's native place

bèi jǐng lí xiāng

背 井 离 乡

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sl(be forced to) leave one's home; go away from home; leave the water well and the countryside behind; leave one's native place
- rén men yīn wèi zhàn zhēng bèi jǐng lí xiāng
  人们因为战争背井离乡。
  People have been displaced by the fighting.
- bèi jǐng lí xiāng de nàn mín rú cháo shuǐ bān xiàng xī táo nàn
  背井离乡的难民如潮水般向西逃难。
  A flood of displaced refugees fled west like the flow of water.
synonym
diān pèi liú lí颠沛流离 lí xiāng bèi jǐng离乡背井
antonym
luò yè guī gēn落叶归根 yī jǐn huán xiāng衣锦还乡 yè luò guī gēn叶落归根

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