告老还乡 gàolǎohuánxiāng to retire to one's hometown Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 告老 gàolǎo to retire to retire from a position due to old age; originally used for officials in imperial China but now used more generally还乡 還鄉 huánxiāng to return home (literary) to return to one's native place or hometown