身在曹營心在漢 shēn zài cáo yíng xīn zài hàn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

身 shēn
HSK 2
body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158
在 zài
HSK 1
be at, in, on; consist in, rest
曹 cáo ministry officials; surname
營 yíng encampment, barracks; manage
心 xīn
HSK 3
heart; mind, intelligence; soul
在 zài
HSK 1
be at, in, on; consist in, rest
漢 hàn the Chinese people, Chinese language