離鄉背井 [离乡－－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to leave one's hometown and move elsewhere
    (syn.) 離鄉別井, 出外鄉, 背井離鄉, 離鄉背井, 離鄉走路
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）