塵歸塵,土歸土

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Chinese

dust; dirt; earth to go back; to return dust; dirt; earth
earth; dust; rural
earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian
 
to go back; to return
earth; dust; rural
earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian
 
trad. (塵歸塵,土歸土)
simp. (尘归尘,土归土)

Etymology

Calque of English Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

Pronunciation


Proverb

塵歸塵,土歸土

  1. ashes to ashes, dust to dust