yè​luò​guī​gēn

things returning to their origin

  • 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 yè​luò​guī​gēn

    落叶归根 / 落葉歸根 luò​yè​guī​gēn

    same_as

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  • created sense approved 叶落归根/葉落歸根 · yè​luò​guī​gēn · things returning to their origin — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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 (literal) → 叶/葉 · yè · leaf 落 (literal) → 落 · luò · to fall 归根 (literal) → 归根/歸根 · guī​gēn · to return home

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  • created sense approved 叶落归根/葉落歸根 · yè​luò​guī​gēn · returning to one's ancestral home — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    叶 (literal) → 叶/葉 · yè · leaf 落 (literal) → 落 · luò · to fall 归根 (literal) → 归根/歸根 · guī​gēn · to return home

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