Definition

1. Noun:
   • Foreign land: A literary and somewhat archaic term referring to a foreign country or a land that is not one's homeland. It conveys a sense of being a stranger or visitor in a distant place.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy đã sống nhiều năm nơi khách địa. (He lived for many years in a foreign land.)
  • Nỗi nhớ quê hương luôn canh cánh trong lòng người ở chốn khách địa. (Homesickness always weighs on the heart of a person in a foreign land.)

Advanced Usage

• The term khách địa is primarily found in classical or literary Vietnamese contexts, such as poetry, old stories, or formal writing. It is rarely used in modern, everyday conversation.
• It often carries a poetic and melancholic nuance, emphasizing the feeling of alienation, nostalgia, or the experience of being far from home.

Variants and Related Words

• Đất khách: A more common variant with the same meaning (foreign land).
• Quê người: Literally "someone else's homeland," a synonym emphasizing the land belongs to others.
• Xứ lạ / Xứ người: Colloquial terms for a strange or foreign land/country.

Synonyms

• Nước ngoài: Foreign country (modern, neutral term).
• Ngoại quốc: Foreign nation (formal).
• Hải ngoại: Overseas.

Related Phrases

• Lưu lạc nơi khách địa: To wander in a foreign land.
• Sống kiếp khách địa: To live the life of a stranger in a foreign land.

1. (văn chương, cũ) Foreign land