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歸心似箭

简归心似箭 · 繁歸心似箭

Mandarin · pinyin guī xīn sì jiàn

with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)

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歸: Look up this written character
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
似: sì · resemble, similar to; as if, seem
箭: jiàn · arrow; type of bamboo
归: guī · return; return to, revert to

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1–1–4–4 · gui1 xin1 si4 jian4

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(simile) to have one's heart set on returning home; to have an urge to return home

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