身在曹营心在汉

Traditional form:

身在曹營心在漢

Pinyin (reading):

shēnzài Cáoyíngxīnzài Hàn

Definitions:

• live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom)
• to be somewhere while longing to be somewhere else

Characters:

• 身 - body, torso; person; pregnancy
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 曹 - ministers, officials; a company; surname
• 营 - camp, barracks, army; to run, to manage
• 心 - heart; mind; soul
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 汉 - Chinese people; Chinese language

Traditional characters:

• 身 - body, torso; person; pregnancy
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 曹 - ministers, officials; a company; surname
• 營 - camp, barracks, army; to run, to manage
• 心 - heart; mind; soul
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 漢 - Chinese people; Chinese language