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

Lǚjū hǎiwài duō nián, tā shǐzhōng yǒu sījiùqiū zhī qíng.
After years of living abroad, he has never stopped longing for his homeland.
Lǎorén niánjì yuè dà, sījiùqiū de qíngxù yuè shēn.
The older the man grows, the deeper his homesickness for his native hills.

Tips

history
From 《礼记·》 and the classical saying — '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