歸真

Chinese

to go back; to return real; true; genuine
trad. (歸真) 歸 真
simp. (归真) 归 真

Pronunciation


Verb

歸真

  1. (literary) to return to the original state
  2. (Buddhism, Islam, of a person) to die

Usage notes

The second sense is borrowed by Islam from the Buddhist concept, but is often interpreted as short for 回歸真主/回归真主 (huíguī zhēnzhǔ, “back to Allah”) among Muslims.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 歸真證果/归真证果
  • 歸真返璞/归真返璞
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