日暮乡关何处是

日暮鄉關何處是
rìmù xiāngguān héchù shì
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 dusk falls, where is my hometown?
  2. 2 a homesick traveler's question at sunset

Examples

HSK 7-9
Huǒchē chuāngwài mùsè cāng máng, hūrán mào chū yí jù rìmù xiāngguān héchù shì.
Twilight drifted past the train window and the line 'at dusk, where is home?' just surfaced.
HSK 7-9
Piāobó hǎiwài duō nián, cháng xiǎngqǐ rìmù xiāngguān héchù shì.
Drifting abroad for years, I often recall the line 'at dusk, where is my hometown?'

Tips

history
From 崔颢 Cui Hao 《黄鹤楼》, closing couplet: 日暮乡关何处是?烟波江上使人愁 - 'dusk falls, where is my hometown? Mist on the river makes one grieve.' The ending that reportedly silenced Li Bai.
usage
乡关 (xiāngguān) is a classical compound for 'hometown / homeland gate', not used in modern speech. 处 here is chù (place). Usually quoted with 烟波江上使人愁.

Stroke Order

日 rì
暮 mù
乡 xiāng
关 guān
何 hé
处 chǔ
是 shì