返本朝元 — “To return to one's original, fundamental state”
返本朝元 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to return to one's original, fundamental state”. To revert to the source. Literally, “Return to the root and face the origin”.
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返本朝元 Pronunciation and Pinyin
返本朝元 Character Breakdown
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经过多年的探索，他最终决定返本朝元，回到最初的学习领域。
After years of exploration, he finally decided to return to his fundamental pursuit and go back to his initial field of study.
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Synonyms of 返本朝元
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- fǎn返bǔ哺zhī之ēn恩filial piety repaying parental kindness
- fǎn返bǔ哺zhī之sī私filial piety and repaying kindness
- fǎn返wǒ我chū初fú服Resign from office and return to seclusion
- fǎn返běn本huán还yuán元return to original nature or fundamental state
- fǎn返běn本huán还yuán原revert to original state or true nature
- fǎn返pǔ朴guī归zhēn真Return to simplicity and purity
- fǎn返pǔ朴huán还chún淳return to original simplicity and honesty
- fǎn返pǔ朴huán还zhēn真return to original simplicity and true nature
- fǎn返lái来fù复qù去go back and forth repeatedly
- fǎn返zhèng正bō拨luàn乱restore order from chaos
- fǎn返zhào照huí回guāng光turn inward for deep introspection
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What does 返本朝元 mean?
返本朝元 (fǎn běn cháo yuán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to return to one's original, fundamental state”.
How do you pronounce 返本朝元?
返本朝元 is pronounced fǎn běn cháo yuán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 返本朝元 literally mean?
Literally, 返本朝元 means “Return to the root and face the origin”. It is used to mean “to return to one's original, fundamental state”.
What is the Chinese definition of 返本朝元?
犹言返本还源。