归正首丘 — “To return to one's native place for burial”
归正首丘 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to return to one's native place for burial”. To be buried in one's ancestral land, often implying a deep longing or connection to one's roots.
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归正首丘 Pronunciation and Pinyin
归正首丘 Character Breakdown
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爷爷一生漂泊在外，但他常说，希望百年之后能够归正首丘，安葬在家乡的土地上。
Grandpa spent his life wandering, but he often said he hoped to return to his native place for burial after he passed away, to be interred in the land of his hometown.
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Synonyms of 归正首丘
More idioms starting with 归
- guī归zhī之rú如shì市flock to it like a market
- guī归zhī之ruò若shuǐ水all hearts turn to it
- guī归quán全fǎn反zhēn真return to one's true, authentic self
- guī归quán全fǎn返zhēn真return to one's true, authentic self
- guī归shí十guī归yī一to be well-organized and systematic
- guī归qù去lái来xī兮Return home to reclusive life
- guī归qí奇gù顾guài怪peculiar and unconventional
- guī归shī师wù勿yǎn掩，，qióng穷kòu寇wù勿zhuī追Do not ambush a retreating army or pursue a cornered foe
- guī归shī师wù勿yǎn掩，，qióng穷kòu寇mò莫zhuī追Do not attack a retreating army or cornered foe
- guī归xīn心sì似jiàn箭eager to return home
- guī归xīn心rú如jiàn箭eager to return home
- guī归xīn心rú如fēi飞heart flying home
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What does 归正首丘 mean?
归正首丘 (guī zhèng shǒu qiū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to return to one's native place for burial”.
How do you pronounce 归正首丘?
归正首丘 is pronounced guī zhèng shǒu qiū in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 归正首丘?
首：向；丘：土丘。传说狐狸即将死在外边，也要把头朝向所住洞穴的方向。指死后归葬于故乡。