漂泊
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English
- (of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor
- (fig.) to roam; to lead a wandering existence
- (usu. of things on a water surface) to drift about with no fixed abode; (fig.) to lead a wandering life
粵語 — Cantonese
- 居無定所咁流浪,亦都指離開屋企護蔭出外闖蕩
Examples
飄泊異鄉
to wander aimlessly in a strange land
喺出面漂泊咗咁多年,我真係好掛住啲屋企人!
Having left home and led a wandering life for so many years, I really miss my family.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk