無家可歸
See also: 无家可归
Chinese
not have | home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools |
can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) |
to go back; to return | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
trad. (無家可歸) | 無 | 家 | 可 | 歸 | |
simp. (无家可归) | 无 | 家 | 可 | 归 |
Pronunciation
Idiom
無家可歸
- to wander about without a home to go back to; to be homeless
- 操聞報大驚曰:「兗州有失,使吾無家可歸矣,不可不亟圖之!」 [MSC, trad.]
- From: c. 1330 - 1400: Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 11
- Cāo wén bào dà jīng yuē: “Yǎnzhōu yǒu shī, shǐ wú wújiākěguī yǐ, bùkě bù jí tú zhī!” [Pinyin]
- Cao was shocked when he heard the report, saying, "If Yanzhou is lost, I will no longer have a home to return to. I must come up with a plan and fast!"
操闻报大惊曰:“兖州有失,使吾无家可归矣,不可不亟图之!” [MSC, simp.]
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.