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身在曹營心在漢
  san1 zoi6 cou4 jing4 sam1 zoi6 hon3   jyutping
body is in one place, while heart is in another


Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
身在曹營心在漢

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Characters in this word:

 san1  -  body; life; oneself
 zoi6  -  at; in; on
 cou4  -  plural particle
 jing4  -  camps; operate; seek
 sam1  -  heart
 zoi6  -  at; in; on
 hon3  -  Han nationality; Han dynasty; guy; fellow
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