返璞归真 — “To return to one's original simplicity and true nature”
返璞归真 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to return to one's original simplicity and true nature”. To shed artificiality and revert to a natural state. Literally, “return to unpolished jade, revert to truth”.
返璞归真 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
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What does 返璞归真 mean?
返璞归真 (fǎn pú guī zhēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to return to one's original simplicity and true nature”.
How do you pronounce 返璞归真?
返璞归真 is pronounced fǎn pú guī zhēn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 返璞归真 literally mean?
Literally, 返璞归真 means “return to unpolished jade, revert to truth”. It is used to mean “to return to one's original simplicity and true nature”.
What is the Chinese definition of 返璞归真?
去掉外饰，还其本质。比喻回复原来的自然状态。同“返朴归真”。