返璞歸真 in Chinese

IPA: /fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰu³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /faːn³⁵ pʰɔːk̚³ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰu³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/, /faːn³⁵ pʰɔːk̚³ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: fǎnpúguīzhēn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄈㄢˇ ㄆㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄟㄓㄣ [Mandarin, bopomofo], faan² pok³ gwai¹ zan¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], fǎnpúguīzhēn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], fǎnpúgueijhen [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], fan³-pʻu²-kuei¹-chên¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], fǎn-pú-gwēi-jēn [Mandarin, Yale], faanpwugueijen [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], фаньпугуйчжэнь [Mandarin, Palladius], fanʹpugujčžɛnʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], fáan pok gwāi jān [Cantonese, Yale], faan² pok⁸ gwai¹ dzan¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], fan² pog³ guei¹ zen¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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. [Pinyin] 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. Etymology templates: {{zh-x|^斶知足矣。歸真反璞，則終身不辱。|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.|collapsed=y|ref=Zhanguoce}} 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. [Pinyin] 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. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 返璞歸真

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      "zh-pron": "fanʹpugujčžɛnʹ"
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      "ipa": "/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰu³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "faan² pok⁸ gwai¹ dzan¹"
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      "zh-pron": "fan² pog³ guei¹ zen¹"
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    {
      "ipa": "/faːn³⁵ pʰɔːk̚³ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰu³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/faːn³⁵ pʰɔːk̚³ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "歸真返璞／归真返璞"
    },
    {
      "word": "歸真返璞"
    },
    {
      "word": "归真返璞"
    }
  ],
  "word": "返璞歸真"
}

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"返璞歸真" meaning in Chinese

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