离乡背井

to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)

mythical beast (archaic)

surname Li

to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire / ☲

variant of 背[bei1]

to be burdened / to carry on the back or shoulder

the back of a body or object / to turn one's back / to hide something from / to learn by heart / to recite from memory / unlucky (slang) / hard of hearing

a well / CL:口[kou3] / neat / orderly

country or countryside / native place / home village or town / township (PRC administrative unit)