身在曹营心在汉

Traditional: 身在曹營心在漢

shēn zài Cáo yíng xīn zài Hàn

Dictionary entry

live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom)

What does 身在曹营心在汉 mean?

身在曹营心在汉 (shēn zài Cáo yíng xīn zài Hàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom)

2to be somewhere while longing to be somewhere else

Character breakdown

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身shēnbody · life 在zàito exist; to be alive · (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 曹Cáosurname Cao · Zhou Dynasty vassal state 营yíngcamp · barracks 心xīnheart · mind 汉HànHan ethnic group · Chinese (language)

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How to pronounce 身在曹营心在汉

身在曹营心在汉

shēn zài Cáo yíng xīn zài Hàn

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