四海為家

Chinese

		the four seas; the world; the whole world the four seas; the world; the whole world; generous; magnanimous	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (四海為家/四海爲家)		四海	為/爲	家
simp. (四海为家)		四海	为	家

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sìhǎiwéijiā

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ hoi² wai⁴ gaa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sìhǎiwéijiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìhhǎiwéijia
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-hai³-wei²-chia¹
    • Yale: sz̀-hǎi-wéi-jyā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhhaeweijia
    • Palladius: сыхайвэйцзя (syxajvɛjczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sei³ hoi² wai⁴ gaa¹
    • Yale: sei hói wàih gā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ hoi² wai⁴ gaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: séi³ hoi² wei⁴ ga¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ hɔːi̯³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kaː⁵⁵/

Idiom

四海為家

1. to make one's home wherever one is; to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own; to live a wandering life
   • 2004 December 9, Xu Wei (lyrics and music), “曾經的你 [You in the Past]”, in 每一刻都是嶄新的 [Every Moment Is Completely New], performed by Xu Wei:

     年少的心總有些輕狂/如今你四海為家 [MSC, trad.]
     年少的心总有些轻狂/如今你四海为家 [MSC, simp.]

     Niánshào de xīn zǒng yǒuxiē qīngkuáng / Rújīn nǐ sìhǎiwéijiā [Pinyin]

     Your young heart was always somewhat unrestrained / Now you live a wandering life