归老田间 — “Return to the fields to grow old”
归老田间 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to retire to the countryside and live out one's remaining years in peace; to spend one's old age in seclusion in a quiet place”. Literally, “Return to the fields to grow old”.
归老田间 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 归
- guī归zhī之rú如shì市flock to it like a market
- guī归zhī之ruò若shuǐ水all hearts turn to it
- guī归quán全fǎn反zhēn真return to one's true, authentic self
- guī归quán全fǎn返zhēn真return to one's true, authentic self
- guī归shí十guī归yī一to be well-organized and systematic
- guī归qù去lái来xī兮Return home to reclusive life
- guī归qí奇gù顾guài怪peculiar and unconventional
- guī归shī师wù勿yǎn掩，，qióng穷kòu寇wù勿zhuī追Do not ambush a retreating army or pursue a cornered foe
- guī归shī师wù勿yǎn掩，，qióng穷kòu寇mò莫zhuī追Do not attack a retreating army or cornered foe
- guī归xīn心sì似jiàn箭eager to return home
- guī归xīn心rú如jiàn箭eager to return home
- guī归xīn心rú如fēi飞heart flying home
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What does 归老田间 mean?
归老田间 (guī lǎo tián jiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to retire to the countryside and live out one's remaining years in peace; to spend one's old age in seclusion in a quiet place”.
How do you pronounce 归老田间?
归老田间 is pronounced guī lǎo tián jiān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 归老田间 literally mean?
Literally, 归老田间 means “Return to the fields to grow old”. It is used to mean “to retire to the countryside and live out one's remaining years in peace; to spend one's old age in seclusion in a quiet place”.
What is the Chinese definition of 归老田间?
指回到幽雅处所，度过晚年