返本还源 — “To return to one's true nature or original state”
返本还源 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to return to one's true nature or original state”. To revert to the fundamental origin. Literally, “Return to the root and revert to the source”.
返本还源 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 返
- 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cháo朝yuán元return to the origin
- 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 返本还源 mean?
返本还源 (fǎn běn huán yuán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to return to one's true nature or original state”.
How do you pronounce 返本还源?
返本还源 is pronounced fǎn běn huán yuán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 返本还源 literally mean?
Literally, 返本还源 means “Return to the root and revert to the source”. It is used to mean “to return to one's true nature or original state”.
What is the Chinese definition of 返本还源?
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。