背井离乡 (bèi jǐng lí xiāng) | Meaning: to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom) | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)离乡背井lí xiāng bèi jǐng

to roam far and wide (idiom) · to travel the world浪迹天涯làng jì tiān yá

homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight · to drift颠沛流离diān pèi liú lí

to be far from · to keep away from远离yuǎn lí

to leave without saying good-bye不辞而别bù cí ér bié

to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)