九九歸原
jiǔ​jiǔ​guī​yuán

to return to the original

  • created reference approved 九九归原/九九歸原 → 九九归一/九九歸一 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    九九归原 / 九九歸原 jiǔ​jiǔ​guī​yuán

    九九归一 / 九九歸一 jiǔ​jiǔ​guī​yī

    same_as

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  • created sense approved 九九归原/九九歸原 · jiǔ​jiǔ​guī​yuán · to return to the original — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    九九归原 / 九九歸原

    jiǔ​jiǔ​guī​yuán

    to return to the original

    to go back to where it started; to return to the source; in the end. This expression originally referred to mnemonic rhymes used with the abacus for division and restoration.

    九九 (literal) → 九九 · jiǔ​jiǔ · eighty-one 归 (literal) → 归/歸 · guī · to converge 原 (literal) → 原 · yuán · origin

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