独在异乡为异客

Traditional: 獨在異鄉為異客

dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè

Dictionary entry

a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[Wang2 Wei2])

What does 独在异乡为异客 mean?

独在异乡为异客 (dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[Wang2 Wei2])

Character breakdown

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独dúalone · independent 在zàito exist; to be alive · (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 异yìdifferent · other 乡xiāngcountry or countryside · native place 为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 客kècustomer; visitor; guest · classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)

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独在异乡为异客

dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè

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