DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

反璞歸真

简反璞归真 · 繁反璞歸真

Mandarin · pinyin fǎn pú guī zhēn

variant of 返璞歸真 fǎn pú guī zhēn

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

反: fǎn · reverse, opposite, contrary, anti
璞: pú · unpolished gem, uncarved gem
歸: Look up this written character
真: zhēn · real, actual, true, genuine
归: guī · return; return to, revert to

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

3–2–1–1 · fan3 pu2 gui1 zhen1

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

4character links1same-tone record1source reference

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

反璞歸真 · find source passages ↗ · 反璞归真 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

faan2 pok3 gwai1 zan1

Cantonese word readings for 反璞歸真. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack