异国他乡

Traditional: 異國他鄉

yì guó tā xiāng

Dictionary entry

foreign lands and places (idiom); living as expatriate

What does 异国他乡 mean?

异国他乡 (yì guó tā xiāng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1foreign lands and places (idiom); living as expatriate

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异yìdifferent · other 国Guósurname Guo 他tā(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his · (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])乡xiāngcountry or countryside · native place

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异国他乡

yì guó tā xiāng

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