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归心似箭

guī xīn sì jiàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1204cb9482830eb3. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

歸心似箭 归心似箭 [gui1 xin1 si4 jian4] /with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 歸心似箭

  • 归
    guī

    to return / to go back to / to give back to / (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by / to belong to / to gather together / (used between two identical verbs) despite / to marry (of a woman) (old) / division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor

    Guī

    surname Gui

  • 心
    xīn

    heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]

  • 似
    shì

    used in 似的[shì de]

    sì

    to seem / to appear / to resemble / similar / -like / pseudo- / (more) than

  • 箭
    jiàn

    arrow / CL:支[zhī]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.