離鄉別井
Chinese
to leave; to depart; to go away to leave; to depart; to go away; from |
country; village | other; distinguish; contrary other; distinguish; contrary; difficult; awkward; leave; depart; separate; classify; another; do not; must not; to pin |
warn; well | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (離鄉別井) | 離 | 鄉 | 別 | 井 | |
| simp. (离乡别井) | 离 | 乡 | 别 | 井 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: líxiāngbiéjǐng
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lísiangbiéjǐng
- Wade–Giles: li2-hsiang1-pieh2-ching3
- Yale: lí-syāng-byé-jǐng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lishiangbyejiing
- Palladius: лисянбецзин (lisjanbeczin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ pi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lei4 hoeng1 bit6 zeng2
- Yale: lèih hēung biht jéng
- Cantonese Pinyin: lei4 hoeng1 bit9 dzeng2
- Guangdong Romanization: léi4 hêng1 bid6 zéng2
- Sinological IPA (key): /lei̯²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵ piːt̚² t͡sɛːŋ³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: lei3 hiang1 bet5 diang2
- Sinological IPA (key): /lei²² hiaŋ³³ pet̚³² tiaŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
離鄉別井
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 背井離鄉 (“to leave one's hometown and move elsewhere”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 背井離鄉, 離鄉背井 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 離鄉背井 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 離鄉別井 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 出外鄉 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 出外鄉 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 出外鄉 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 出外鄉 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 出外鄉 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 出外鄉 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 離鄉背井, 背井離鄉, 離鄉走路 |