Duōnián wèi guī, cūnkǒu de xiǎohái xiàowènkècónghéchùlái.
Not having returned in years, the village children smiled and asked where the visitor was from.
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From 贺知章《回乡偶书》: 儿童相见不相识，笑问客从何处来 - 'the children meet me but don't recognize me, and smiling ask where the guest has come from.' He Zhizhang came home after more than 50 years in the capital.
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处 here is chù (place). This is the full second line; see also the shorter 客从何处来. Almost always comes after 儿童相见不相识.
