wú无nojiā家homekě可canguī归return
Homeless; without a home to return to.
Literal meaning
no (无) — home (家) — can (可) — return (归)
Origin
A classical four-character phrase describing the state of being without a home.
Examples
Zhàn战zhēng争shǐ使xǔ许duō多rén人wú无jiā家kě可guī归。
The war made many people homeless.
Dì地zhèn震hòu后，tā他men们wú无jiā家kě可guī归。
After the earthquake, they were homeless.
Usage & nuances
Evokes a sense of pity and loss.
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