独在异乡为异客 dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè

DEFINITIONS

  1. a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[Wang2 Wei2])

CHARACTERS

独 dú alone, single, solitary, only
在 zài be at, in, on; consist in, rest
异 yì different, unusual, strange
乡 xiāng country; rural; village
为 wéi do, handle, govern, act; be
异 yì different, unusual, strange
客 kè guest, traveller; customer