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独在异乡为异客

dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè

7-character word Traditional 獨在異鄉為異客

What 独在异乡为异客 means

1. a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei {王维|Wáng Wéi})

The characters in 独在异乡为异客

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