yǐn​liú​huái​yuán

to be grateful for one's roots

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

    饮流怀源 / 飲流懷源 yǐn​liú​huái​yuán

    饮水思源 / 飲水思源 yǐn​shuǐ​sī​yuán

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

    饮流怀源 / 飲流懷源 yǐn​liú​huái​yuán

    饮水知源 / 飲水知源 yǐn​shuǐ​zhī​yuán

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  • created sense approved 饮流怀源/飲流懷源 · yǐn​liú​huái​yuán · to be grateful for one's roots — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饮流怀源 / 飲流懷源

    yǐn​liú​huái​yuán

    to be grateful for one's roots

    lit. when drinking from a stream, think of its source; used to describe gratitude for the source of one's benefits and not forgetting where one's happiness comes from

    饮 (literal) → 饮/飲 · yǐn · to drink 流 (literal) → 流 · liú · stream 怀 (literal) → 怀/懷 · huái · to think of 源 (literal) → 源 · yuán · source

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