返璞歸真

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Chinese

to return to the original state; to die
trad. (返璞歸真/返璞歸眞) 返璞 歸真/歸眞
simp. (返璞归真) 返璞 归真
alternative forms 反璞歸真／反璞归真
返樸歸真／返朴归真

Etymology

From the Zhanguo Ce (戰國策) Book XI, the fourth chapter on Qi (齊策四).

斶知足矣。歸真反璞，則終身不辱。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
斶知足矣。归真反璞，则终身不辱。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5th – 3rd centuries BCE
Chù zhīzú yǐ. Guī zhēn fǎn pú, zé zhōngshēn bù rǔ.
Yan Chu is content with his own. He returns to the true condition of a human being — like uncarved jade. By this, nothing can ever debase him as long as he lives.

Pronunciation

Idiom

返璞歸真

  1. to return to the original simple, unadorned state

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