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落叶归根
落葉歸根
luòyèguīgēn
1. lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom)
2. fig. all things go back to their source eventually
3. in old age, an expatriate returns home

Character Breakdown

落
luò
to fall, to drop; surplus, net income
HSK 4 12 丶
叶
yè
leaf, page; surname
HSK 4 5 丶
归
guī
to return, to go back; to return to, to revert
HSK 5 5 丶
根
gēn
root, basis, foundation
HSK 3 10 丶

Compound Words (1)

树高千丈，落叶归根
shùgāoqiānzhàng,luòyèguīgēn
see [[樹高千丈，葉落歸根|树高千丈，叶落归根<shùgāoqiānzhàng]], [[yèluòguīgēn>]]

Alternate Entries

落叶归根
Luòyèguīgēn
Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by [[張揚|张扬<ZhāngYáng>]], starring [[趙本山|赵本山<ZhàoBěnshān>]]

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