落叶归根
luò​yè​guī​gēnLuò​yè​guī​gēn

returning home

  • created sense approved 落叶归根/落葉歸根 · luò​yè​guī​gēn · returning home

    落叶归根 / 落葉歸根

    luò​yè​guī​gēn

    returning home

    the act or desire of an expatriate or someone living away from home to return to their birthplace in their old age

    他在海外生活了半辈子，最后还是决定落叶归根，回到故乡养老。

    verb

    created sense

  • created sense approved 落叶归根/落葉歸根 · luò​yè​guī​gēn · reverting

    落叶归根 / 落葉歸根

    luò​yè​guī​gēn

    reverting

    the philosophical concept that all things eventually return to their original source or place of origin

    宇宙万物都有其运行规律，终究会落叶归根。

    expression

    created sense

  • created sense approved 落叶归根/落葉歸根 · Luò​yè​guī​gēn · return to roots

    落叶归根 / 落葉歸根

    Luò​yè​guī​gēn

    return to roots

    falling leaves return to their roots; returning to one's origins (especially in old age); Getting Home (2007 film directed by Zhang Yang)

    许多老华侨不论身在何处，总想着要落叶归根。

    verb

    created sense