created reference approved 叶落归根/葉落歸根 → 落叶归根/落葉歸根 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
叶落归根 / 葉落歸根 yèluòguīgēn
落叶归根 / 落葉歸根 luòyèguīgēn
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 叶落归根/葉落歸根 · yèluòguīgēn · things returning to their origin — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
叶落归根 / 葉落歸根
yèluòguīgēn
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 (literal) → 叶/葉 · yè · leaf 落 (literal) → 落 · luò · to fall 归根 (literal) → 归根/歸根 · guīgēn · to return home
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 叶落归根/葉落歸根 · yèluòguīgēn · returning to one's ancestral home — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
叶落归根 / 葉落歸根
yèluòguīgēn
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
叶 (literal) → 叶/葉 · yè · leaf 落 (literal) → 落 · luò · to fall 归根 (literal) → 归根/歸根 · guīgēn · to return home
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition