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返璞歸真

简 返璞归真 · 繁 返璞歸真
Mandarin · pinyin fǎn pú guī zhēn

Meanings

  1. to return to one's true self
  2. to regain the natural state
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Characters in this entry

返
fǎn · return, revert to, restore
璞
pú · unpolished gem, uncarved gem
歸
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真
zhēn · real, actual, true, genuine
归
guī · return; return to, revert to
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Mandarin tones

3–2–1–1 · fan3 pu2 gui1 zhen1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

faan2 pok3 gwai1 zan1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to return to the original simple, unadorned state

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