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Jyutping san1 zoi6 cou4 jing4 sam1 zoi6 hon3
Pinyin shēn zài cáo yíng xīn zài hàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom)
  2. to be somewhere while longing to be somewhere else
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    subjugated by one authority, while still remaining loyal to another; not loyal
    • 不少大學生身在曹營心在漢 剛簽約就想跳槽
      不少大学生身在曹营心在汉 刚签约就想跳槽
      bù shào dà xué shēng shēn zài cáo yíng xīn zài hàn , gāng qiān yuē jiù xiǎng tiào cáo
      A growing number of university graduates are not loyal to their employers; right after they've signed a contract of employment, they're already thinking of jumping ship
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    不少大学生身在曹营心在汉 刚签约就想跳槽
    不少大學生身在曹營心在漢 剛簽約就想跳槽
    bù shào dà xué shēng shēn zài cáo yíng xīn zài hàn , gāng qiān yuē jiù xiǎng tiào cáo
    • A growing number of university graduates are not loyal to their employers; right after they've signed a contract of employment, they're already thinking of jumping ship