物归原主

物歸原主

wùguī-yuánzhǔ

idiom #22,611

Meanings

警察找到了被盗的珠宝，并将其物归原主。

Jǐngchá zhǎodào le bèidào de zhūbǎo, bìng jiāng qí wùguī-yuánzhǔ.

The police found the stolen jewelry and returned it to its rightful owner.

这幅画经过多年辗转，终于物归原主。

Zhè fú huà jīngguò duōnián zhǎnzhuǎn, zhōngyú wùguī-yuánzhǔ.

After passing through many hands over the years, the painting finally returned to its rightful owner.

memory

物 (thing/property) + 归 (return) + 原 (original) + 主 (owner/master) = property returns to its original owner. Very literal and easy to parse.

物 wù

归 guī

原 yuán

主 zhǔ