首丘
shǒu​qiū

to be buried in one's homeland

  • created sense approved 首丘 · shǒu​qiū · to be buried in one's homeland — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    首丘

    shǒu​qiū

    to be buried in one's homeland

    (literary) to have one's head facing home at death; to be buried in one's hometown. Based on the legend that a dying fox always turns its head toward the hillock where it was born.

    首 (literal) → 首 · shǒu · head 丘 (literal) → 丘 · qiū · grave

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