the house is nearby but the person is far away(shì ěr rén yáo)

the house is nearby but the person is far away

The house is near, but the owner of the house is far away. It is often used for missing other people or mourning the dead. The same as "far away from home". It comes from Ci Yun Liu Gong Fu's memory of CHIGUO by Su Shi of Song Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

One of Su Shi's Ci Yun Liu Gong Fu Suo He Yi Chi Guo in Song Dynasty: "Yan Hong Di incident happened before Bai, so why don't people be far away from you?"

Idiom usage

It is often used to miss someone far away or to mourn the dead

Analysis of Idioms

It is far away from home and far away from home

Chinese PinYin : shì ěr rén yáo