Meaning of 落叶归根
落叶归根 means returning to one's roots, especially in old age. Pronounced luò yè guī gēn.
- returning to one's roots, especially in old age
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
piāo漂
bó泊
hǎi海
wài外
jǐ几
shí十
nián年
，
xiàn现
zài在
zhōng终
yú于
jué决
dìng定
luò落
yè叶
guī归
gēn根
le了
。
After decades of drifting overseas, he has finally decided to return to his roots.
Shù树
gāo高
qiān千
zhàng丈
，
luò落
yè叶
guī归
gēn根
，
shì是
xǔ许
duō多
lǎo老
rén人
de的
xīn心
yuàn愿
。
A tree may grow a thousand zhang tall, but its leaves still fall back to the roots; returning home in old age is the wish of many elderly people.
Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
jiǎng讲
shù述
le了
yī一
gè个
hǎi海
wài外
yóu游
zǐ子
luò落
yè叶
guī归
gēn根
de的
gù故
shi事
。
This film tells the story of an overseas Chinese who returned to his roots.