飲水思源
yǐn​shuǐ​sī​yuán

to remember one's roots

  • created reference approved 饮水思源/飲水思源 → 饮流怀源/飲流懷源 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饮水思源 / 飲水思源 yǐn​shuǐ​sī​yuán

    饮流怀源 / 飲流懷源 yǐn​liú​huái​yuán

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  • created sense approved 饮水思源/飲水思源 · yǐn​shuǐ​sī​yuán · to remember one's roots — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饮水思源 / 飲水思源

    yǐn​shuǐ​sī​yuán

    to remember one's roots

    literally meaning "when you drink water, think of its source"; used to describe gratitude for blessings or never forgetting one's origins

    饮 (literal) → 饮/飲 · yǐn · to drink 水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water 思 (literal) → 思 · sī · to think 源 (literal) → 源 · yuán · origin

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