shēn zài Cáo yíng xīn zài Hàn

Traditional: 身在曹營心在漢

身在曹营心在汉 (shēn zài Cáo yíng xīn zài Hàn) is a Chinese word meaning “live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom); to be somewhere while longing to be somewhere else”.

Meanings

  1. 1live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom)
  2. 2to be somewhere while longing to be somewhere else

Characters in 身在曹营心在汉

身shēn · body在zài · to exist; to be alive曹cáo · class or grade营yíng · camp心xīn · heart在zài · to exist; to be alive汉hàn · man

Related words

在to exist; to be alive现在now; at present; currently担心anxious心heart身上on the body小心to be careful正在to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing开心to feel happy身体the body身body关心to be concerned about; to care about身边at one's side

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