完璧归赵

Traditional: 完璧歸趙

wán bì guī Zhào

Dictionary entry

lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner

What does 完璧归赵 mean?

完璧归赵 (wán bì guī Zhào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner

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完wánto finish · to be over 璧bìjade annulus 归Guīsurname Gui 赵Zhàosurname Zhao · one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC)

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