四海為家

Chinese

		the four seas; the world; the whole world	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

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

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

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