Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「歸正守丘」 below.
Here, we present the idiom 「歸正守丘」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Legend has it that when a fox is about to die, its head will turn toward the hill where it was born. A metaphor for not forgetting one’s roots. It also refers to missing one’s hometown in old age.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
guī zhèng shǒu qiū
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gwai1 jeng3/jing3 sau2 yau1
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