塵歸塵,土歸土
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Chinese[edit]
dust; dirt; earth | to go back; to return | dust; dirt; earth | earth; dust; rural earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian |
to go back; to return | earth; dust; rural earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian | |||
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trad. (塵歸塵,土歸土) | 塵 | 歸 | 塵 | , | 土 | 歸 | 土 | |
simp. (尘归尘,土归土) | 尘 | 归 | 尘 | , | 土 | 归 | 土 |
Etymology[edit]
Calque of English Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proverb[edit]
塵歸塵,土歸土