







返本还原 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to revert to one's original state, essence, or true nature”. To return to the fundamental form or truth after a period of deviation. Literally, “Return to the origin and restore the original form”.

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Open the tool →返本还原 (fǎn běn huán yuán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to revert to one's original state, essence, or true nature”.
返本还原 is pronounced fǎn běn huán yuán in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 返本还原 means “Return to the origin and restore the original form”. It is used to mean “to revert to one's original state, essence, or true nature”.
本、原:根本,原貌。返回原来的地方。佛教说法,指忘了本原的人通过拜佛修行,回到本原状态;或指贬谪人世的仙人又回到仙界。