返朴还真 — “To return to one's original simplicity”
返朴还真 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to return to one's original simplicity”. To revert to one's true, unadorned nature; to shed artificiality and embrace natural purity. Literally, “Return to simplicity and revert to truth”.
返朴还真 Pronunciation and Pinyin
返朴还真 Character Breakdown
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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běn本huán还yuán源return to one's true nature or origin
- fǎn返pǔ朴huán还chún淳return to original simplicity and honesty
- 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 返朴还真 mean?
返朴还真 (fǎn pǔ huán zhēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to return to one's original simplicity”.
How do you pronounce 返朴还真?
返朴还真 is pronounced fǎn pǔ huán zhēn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 返朴还真 literally mean?
Literally, 返朴还真 means “Return to simplicity and revert to truth”. It is used to mean “to return to one's original simplicity”.
What is the Chinese definition of 返朴还真?
去掉外饰，还其本质。比喻回复原来的自然状态。同“返朴归真”。