思旧丘

思舊丘
sījiùqiū
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to long for one's homeland, to yearn for one's roots
  2. 2 nostalgic attachment to the place one came from

Examples

HSK 6
Lǎorén niánjì yuè dà, sījiùqiū de qíngxù yuè shēn.
The older the man grows, the deeper his homesickness for his native hills.
HSK 7-9
Lǚ jū hǎiwài duōnián, tā shǐzhōng yǒu sījiùqiū zhī qíng.
After years of living abroad, he has never stopped longing for his homeland.

Tips

history
From 《礼记·檀弓上》 and the classical saying 狐死正首丘 - 'when a fox dies, it turns its head toward the hill it was born on.' To 思旧丘 is to carry that same instinct for one’s origin.

Stroke Order

jiù
qiū