烧了庙的土地爷，无家可归燒了廟的土地爺，無家可歸燒了廟的土地爺，無家可歸

an earth god whose temple has burned down: has no home to return to

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Said of someone who has lost their home or family and has nowhere to turn. Sympathetic or wry.

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Simplified: 烧了庙的土地爷，无家可归
Traditional (Taiwan): 燒了廟的土地爺，無家可歸
Pinyin: shāole miào de tǔdìyé, wújiā-kěguī
Bopomofo: ㄕㄠ ˙ㄌㄜㄇㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ ㄧㄝˊ，ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄨㄟ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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