反璞归真 — “To discard artificiality and return to one's true”
反璞归真 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard artificiality and return to one's true”. Unadorned nature or original simplicity. Literally, “Return to simplicity and naturalness”.
反璞归真 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- fǎn反cè侧zì自ān安restless person naturally feels at ease
- fǎn反cè侧huò获ān安restless heart finds peace
- fǎn反qí其dào道ér而xíng行zhī之do the exact opposite
- fǎn反láo劳wéi为yì逸turn toil into ease
- fǎn反fǎn反fù复fù复again and again
- fǎn反fǎn反fù覆fù覆repeatedly; over and over again
- fǎn反yín吟fù复yín吟difficult or incompatible marriage
- fǎn反tīng听nèi内shì视reflect on self and heed others
- fǎn反tīng听shōu收shì视ignore distractions and focus inward
- fǎn反yǎo咬yī一kǒu口turn around and make a false countercharge
- fǎn反bǔ哺zhī之qíng情children repaying parents' kindness
- fǎn反bǔ哺zhī之sī私filial reciprocation
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Open the tool →Questions about 反璞归真
What does 反璞归真 mean?
反璞归真 (fǎn pú guī zhēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard artificiality and return to one's true”.
How do you pronounce 反璞归真?
反璞归真 is pronounced fǎn pú guī zhēn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 反璞归真 literally mean?
Literally, 反璞归真 means “Return to simplicity and naturalness”. It is used to mean “to discard artificiality and return to one's true”.
What is the Chinese definition of 反璞归真?
璞：蕴藏有玉的石头，也指未雕琢的玉；归：返回；真：天然，自然。去掉外饰，还其本质。比喻回复原来的自然状态。