返本还元 — “To return to one's original nature or fundamental state”
返本还元 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to return to one's original nature or fundamental state”. To revert to the source. Literally, “Return to the root, restore to the origin”.
返本还元 Pronunciation and Pinyin
返本还元 Character Breakdown
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Idioms Related to 返本还元
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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原revert to original state or true nature
- fǎn返běn本huán还yuán源return to one's true nature or origin
- 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 返本还元 mean?
返本还元 (fǎn běn huán yuán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to return to one's original nature or fundamental state”.
How do you pronounce 返本还元?
返本还元 is pronounced fǎn běn huán yuán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 返本还元 literally mean?
Literally, 返本还元 means “Return to the root, restore to the origin”. It is used to mean “to return to one's original nature or fundamental state”.
What is the Chinese definition of 返本还元?
犹言返本还源。