身在曹营心在汉 in English shen1 zai4 Cao2 ying2 xin1 zai4 Han4 Meaning

Meanings

  • live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiomatic expression)
  • to be somewhere while longing to be somewhere else

Simplified Characters

身 在 曹 营 心 在 汉

Traditional Characters

身 在 曹 營 心 在 漢

Pinyin

shen1 zai4 Cao2 ying2 xin1 zai4 Han4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

身shen1body 在zai4(located) at 曹cao2surname Cao 营ying2camp 心xin1heart 在zai4(located) at 汉han4Han ethnic group