though one has a home one cannot go to it(yǒu jiā nán bēn)

though one has a home one cannot go to it

It's hard to run home. Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǒ Uji ā n á Nb ē n, which means that for various reasons, you can't go back home. It comes from Dong Tang Lao by Qin Jianfu in Yuan Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

For various reasons, I have a home but I can't go back.

The origin of Idioms

The fourth fold of Dong Tang Lao written by Qin Jianfu in Yuan Dynasty: "why do you bite and hate? You made it yourself. It's hard to run away from home."

Shi Naian. Water margin. Beijing: People's Literature Publishing House, 1975: page 135, Chapter 11: Zhu GUI Water Pavilion, Shi Hao Jian, Lin Chong, Liang Shan on a snowy night.

Idiom usage

As a predicate or attributive; used of a person's situation.

Examples

Feng Menglong, Ming Dynasty, Volume 37 of Xingshi Hengyan: "it's hard for me to run for a family, and it's hard for me to invest in a country. How can I deal with it?"

Analysis of Idioms

It's hard to vote for a country.

Chinese PinYin : yǒu jiā nán bēn