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Chinese idioms like 「歸心似箭」 represent a high level of language skill. This free guide helps you learn their meaning and use.

Today’s idiom is 「歸心似箭」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

The desire to go home is as fast as an arrow. Describes the eagerness to go home.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

guī xīn sì jiàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gwai1 sam1 chi5 jin3

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