身在曹营心在汉

shēn zài cáo yíng xīn zài hàn

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Definitions

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

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Child Words of 身在曹营心在汉

• 在 在 zài: to exist; to be alive
• 心 心 xīn: heart
• 曹 曹 cáo: class or grade
• 汉 汉 hàn: Han ethnic group
• 营 营 yíng: camp
• 身 身 shēn: body