背井离乡
Traditional form:
背井離鄉
Pinyin (reading):
bèijǐnglíxiāng
Definitions:
- to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
Characters:
- 背 - back, backside; to betray, to violate
- 井 - well, mine shaft, pit
- 离 - rare beast; strange; elegant
- 乡 - country, village; rural
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