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Open the tool →返我初服 (fǎn wǒ chū fú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to resign from official duties and return to a simpler”.
返我初服 is pronounced fǎn wǒ chū fú in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 返我初服 means “Return my initial attire”. It is used to mean “to resign from official duties and return to a simpler”.
返:归还;初服:未做官时的衣服。比喻辞官归隐。