奉璧歸趙
fèng​bì​guī​zhào

return something intact

  • created sense approved 奉璧归赵/奉璧歸趙 · fèng​bì​guī​zhào · return something intact — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    奉璧归赵 / 奉璧歸趙

    fèng​bì​guī​zhào

    return something intact

    to return a borrowed object to its original owner in perfect condition; same as the idiom to return the jade intact to the State of Zhao

    奉 (literal) → 奉 · fèng · to offer 璧 (literal) → 璧 · bì · jade annulus 归赵 (literal) → 归赵/歸趙 · guī​zhào · to return something to its owner

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