guī​gēn

after all

  • created reference approved 归根/歸根 → 落叶归根/落葉歸根 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    归根 / 歸根 guī​gēn

    落叶归根 / 落葉歸根 luò​yè​guī​gēn

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 归根/歸根 → 归根结底/歸根結底 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    归根 / 歸根 guī​gēn

    归根结底 / 歸根結底 guī​gēn​jié​dǐ

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 归根/歸根 · guī​gēn · to return home — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    归根 / 歸根

    guī​gēn

    to return home

    To return home after a long absence; to go back to one's roots. This often refers to someone living abroad who eventually returns to their ancestral homeland.

    归 (literal) → 归/歸 · guī · to return 根 (literal) → 根 · gēn · root (botany, family)

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 归根/歸根 · guī​gēn · after all — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    归根 / 歸根

    guī​gēn

    after all

    To go back to the source or basis of something; in the final analysis.

    归 (literal) → 归/歸 · guī · to converge 根 (literal) → 根 · gēn · source

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense