叶落归根

Traditional: 葉落歸根

yè luò guī gēn

Dictionary entry

a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home

What does 叶落归根 mean?

叶落归根 (yè luò guī gēn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home

2In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.

Character breakdown

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叶xiéto be in harmony 落làto leave out · to be missing 归Guīsurname Gui 根gēnroot · basis

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How to pronounce 叶落归根

叶落归根

yè luò guī gēn

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