guī​tián

to retire from public life

  • created sense approved 归田/歸田 · guī​tián · to retire from public life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    归田 / 歸田

    guī​tián

    to retire from public life

    To resign from office and return to one's home village to live in seclusion.

    归, 田

    归 (literal) → 归/歸 · guī · to return 田 (literal) → 田 · tián · field

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  • created sense approved 归田/歸田 · guī​tián · to return land — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    归田 / 歸田

    guī​tián

    to return land

    (literary) To return land to the government or owner, particularly at the age of sixty in ancient systems.

    归 (literal) → 归/歸 · guī · to give back 田 (literal) → 田 · tián · field

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