飲水知源
yǐn​shuǐ​zhī​yuán

to be grateful for one's roots

  • created sense approved 饮水知源/飲水知源 · yǐn​shuǐ​zhī​yuán · to be grateful for one's roots — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饮水知源 / 飲水知源

    yǐn​shuǐ​zhī​yuán

    to be grateful for one's roots

    to remember the source of the water one drinks; to be grateful for the origin of one's success or for those who helped one in the past

    饮 (literal) → 饮/飲 · yǐn · to drink 水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water 知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to know 源 (literal) → 源 · yuán · source

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