独在异乡为异客 in English du2 zai4 yi4 xiang1 wei2 yi4 ke4 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

独 在 异 乡 为 异 客

Traditional Characters

獨 在 異 鄉 為 異 客

Pinyin

du2 zai4 yi4 xiang1 wei2 yi4 ke4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

独du2alone 在zai4(located) at 异yi4different 乡xiang1country or countryside 为wei4as (in the capacity of) 异yi4different 客ke4customer