心在魏闕
xīn​zài​wèi​què

undying loyalty to one's country

  • created sense approved 心在魏阙/心在魏闕 · xīn​zài​wèi​què · undying loyalty to one's country — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    心在魏阙 / 心在魏闕

    xīn​zài​wèi​què

    undying loyalty to one's country

    to remain devoted to the court or state despite being away or in retirement; literal sense: heart remains at the palace gates

    心 (literal) → 心 · xīn · mind 在 (literal) → 在 · zài · to be at 魏阙 (literal) → 魏阙/魏闕 · wèi​què · imperial court

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense