We strive to offer you free Chinese learning resources. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, which are rich in meaning and can be used in various situations. Today’s idiom is 「離鄉背土」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
The Chinese idiom 「離鄉背土」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.
Leave hometown and go to other place. Same as “leaving one’s hometown”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
lí xiāng bèi tǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
lei4 heung1 bui3 tou2
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.

