有家归不得

有家歸不得
yǒujiāguībùdé
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 to have a home but be unable to return
  2. 2 separated from home by circumstance
  3. 3 line from a Tang-era lament on exile

Examples

Zhànluàn niándài, duōshǎo yóuzǐ yǒu jiā guī bù dé.
In times of war, countless wanderers had homes they could not return to.
Yìqíng qījiān, tā zhìliú hǎiwài, yǒu jiā guī bù dé.
Stranded abroad during the pandemic, he had a home but could not return to it.

Stroke Order

yǒu
jiā
guī