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Referring to 'wanderer' or 'traveler' with 游子 (yóuzǐ)
Structure
游子 + Verb/Context
Explanation
The word 游子 (yóuzǐ) means "wanderer" or "a person far from home" and carries a literary and emotional connotation. It is often used in classical poetry and literature to describe someone who has left home, evoking feelings of homesickness. It appears prominently in the famous Tang poem 游子吟.
Examples
漂泊在外的游子总是想念家乡的味道。
piāobó zài wài de yóuzǐ zǒngshì xiǎngniàn jiāxiāng de wèidào.
Wanderers drifting far from home always miss the flavors of their hometown.
每逢佳节，游子对故乡的思念更加深切。
měi féng jiājié, yóuzǐ duì gùxiāng de sīniàn gèngjiā shēnqiè.
During every festival, wanderers feel an even deeper longing for their homeland.
他是一个在外多年的游子，终于回来了。
tā shì yī gè zài wài duō nián de yóuzǐ, zhōngyú huíláile.
He was a wanderer who had been away for many years and finally came back.