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安土重遷

简安土重迁 · 繁安土重遷

Mandarin · pinyin ān tǔ zhòng qiān

to hate to leave a place where one has lived long
to be attached to one's native land and unwilling to leave it

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安: ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet
土: tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
重: zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
遷: Look up this written character
迁: qiān · move, shift, change; transfer; relocate a capital city

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1–3–4–1 · an1 tu3 zhong4 qian1

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on1 tou2 cung4 cin1

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(idiomatic) to hate to leave one's native land or where one has lived long; to love one's homeland and not wish to leave it

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