物归原主

Traditional: 物歸原主

wù guī yuán zhǔ

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to return sth to its rightful owner

What does 物归原主 mean?

物归原主 (wù guī yuán zhǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to return sth to its rightful owner

Character breakdown

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物wù(bound form) thing · (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself 归Guīsurname Gui 原Yuánsurname Yuan · (Japanese surname) Hara 主zhǔowner · master

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物归原主

wù guī yuán zhǔ

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