狐死首丘
hú​sǐ​shǒu​qiū

to long for one's home

  • created sense approved 狐死首丘 · hú​sǐ​shǒu​qiū · to long for one's home — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    狐死首丘

    hú​sǐ​shǒu​qiū

    to long for one's home

    (literary) longing for home or being mindful of one's origin; based on the legend that a dying fox always points its head toward the hill where its den is located; used to describe not forgetting one's roots

    狐 (literal) → 狐 · hú · fox 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die 首丘 (literal) → 首丘 · shǒu​qiū · to be buried in one's homeland

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