四 海 为 家

sì hǎi wéi jiādictionary entry

to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom) / to feel at home anywhere / to roam about unconstrained / to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own

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Original source entry:

四海為家 四海为家 [si4 hai3 wei2 jia1] /to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)/to feel at home anywhere/to roam about unconstrained/to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own/

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Other forms in these source records: 四海為家

四
sì
four / 4
海
hǎi
ocean / sea / CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous
Hǎi
surname Hai
为
wéi
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)
wèi
because of / for / to
家
jiā
used in 傢伙|家伙[jiā huo] and 傢俱|家俱[jiā jù] / home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[gè]

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