父母之邦 — “One's native land or homeland”

父母之邦 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “One's native land or homeland”. The country of one's origin. Literally, “The land/country of one's parents”.

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父母之邦 Pronunciation and Pinyin

父母之邦 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
父	fù	4	father, male elder
母	mǔ	5	mother, female, origin, nut
之	zhī	4	possessive or connective particle
邦	bāng	7	nation, state, country

Example Sentence with 父母之邦

游子在外多年，心中总是牵挂着“父母之邦”，期盼着有朝一日能故地重游。

For many years, a wanderer's heart always yearns for their "parents' land," hoping to revisit the familiar place someday.

Origin and Story of 父母之邦

During the Spring and Autumn period, after Confucius and his disciples traveled around various states and met with setbacks, he finally returned to his "parents' land," the State of Lu, with the help of Ran Qiu.

However, Ji Kangzi, who was in charge, considered him too old and did not appoint him to an important position. Confucius believed that he and Ji Kangzi had "different principles and could not work together."

So, he retired to a life of leisure, dedicating himself to writing, and compiled and edited works such as "The Book of Odes," "The Book of History," "The Book of Rites," "The Book of Music," and "The Spring and Autumn Annals."