yè​luò​guī​gēn

things returning to their origin

Senses

叶落归根/ 葉落歸根 yè​luò​guī​gēn things returning to their origin

Literally "a falling leaf returns to its roots"; used metaphorically to mean that everything eventually returns to its source or origin

叶落归根/ 葉落歸根 yè​luò​guī​gēn returning to one's ancestral home

Metaphorically describes people who have lived away from home for a long time eventually returning to their birthplace or ancestral home

References

same_as 叶落归根/葉落歸根 落叶归根/落葉歸根
same_as 落叶归根/落葉歸根 叶落归根/葉落歸根
see 树高千丈,叶落归根/樹高千丈,葉落歸根 叶落归根/葉落歸根