Cháng'ān suī hǎo, bù shì jiǔ liàn zhī jiā.

長安雖好, 不是久戀之家。

Lit Although Chang'an [the capital of the Tang dynasty] is good, it's not a place to become attached to for long [since it's not your hometown].

Fig However good a strange place is, one should not stay there long, but rather return home as one ought to.

Note [Cf. JW, chap. 96; vs. bù liàn gùxiāng above; see also chùchù yǒu lù and Liáng yuán suī hǎo below.]

Topics Chang'an HOMETOWN JW PLACE Tang_dynasty