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饮水知源
yǐn​shuǐ​zhī​yuán

to be grateful for one's roots

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
饮水知源 飲水知源 yǐn​shuǐ​zhī​yuán
to be grateful for one's roots
to remember the source of the water one drinks; to be grateful for the origin of one's success or for those who helped one in the past

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  • 饮流怀源 yǐn​liú​huái​yuán