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饮水思源
yǐn shuǐ sī yuán
What 饮水思源 means
- lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring
- Don't forget where your happiness come from.
- Be grateful for all your blessings!
The characters in 饮水思源
- 饮yǐnto drink
- 水shuǐwater; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 会水
- 思sīto think; to consider
- 源yuánroot; source; origin
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