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此心安处是吾乡

此心安處是吾鄉
cǐ xīn ān chù shì wú xiāng
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 wherever my heart finds peace, that is my hometown
  2. 2 home is wherever the heart settles
  3. 3 Su Shi's reply to exile: inner calm makes any place home

Examples

HSK 5
在国外多年，他渐渐明白此心安处是吾乡。
Zài guówài duōnián, tā jiànjiàn míngbai cǐxīn'ānchùshìwúxiāng.
After years abroad, he gradually understood that home is wherever the heart is at ease.
HSK 7-9
她选择在小城定居，正是此心安处是吾乡的写照。
Tā xuǎnzé zài xiǎo chéng dìngjū, zhèngshì cǐxīn'ānchùshìwúxiāng de xiězhào.
Her choice to settle in the small town perfectly illustrates 'home is where the heart rests.'

Tips

history
From Su Shi's (苏轼, Northern Song dynasty) 《定风波·南海归赠王定国侍人寓娘》: 试问岭南应不好？却道：此心安处是吾乡, Su asks Wang Dingguo's servant Rouniang (柔奴) whether Lingnan (the bleak southern exile) was dreadful; she replies, 'wherever my heart is at peace, that is my home.' Su was so moved he wrote the ci for her.
usage
One of the most quoted lines in modern Chinese for migration, long-distance work, and exile. 吾 (wú) is classical for 'my.' The response pattern 此 X 处是 Y ('where this X is, is Y') is often imitated in headlines.

Stroke Order

此 cǐ
心 xīn
安 ān
处 chǔ
是 shì
吾 wú
乡 xiāng