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狐死首丘
hú​sǐ​shǒu​qiū

to long for one's home

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狐死首丘 hú​sǐ​shǒu​qiū
to long for one's home
(literary) longing for home or being mindful of one's origin; based on the legend that a dying fox always points its head toward the hill where its den is located; used to describe not forgetting one's roots

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