Meaning of 叶落归根
叶落归根 means to return to one's hometown in old age; to return to one's roots; fig. all things return to their origin. Pronounced yè luò guī gēn.
- to return to one's hometown in old age; to return to one's roots; fig. all things return to their origin
Definitions & Examples
Rén人
lǎo老
le了
zǒng总
shì是
xiǎng想
yè叶
luò落
guī归
gēn根
，
huí回
dào到
shēng生
yǎng养
zì自
jǐ己
de的
dì地
fang方
。
When people get old, they always want to return to their roots and go back to the place where they were born and raised.
Tā他
zài在
hǎi海
wài外
piāo漂
bó泊
le了
sān三
shí十
nián年
，
zuì最
zhōng终
hái还
shì是
xuǎn选
zé择
yè叶
luò落
guī归
gēn根
，
huí回
dào到
le了
gù故
xiāng乡
。
He drifted overseas for thirty years, but in the end he chose to return to his roots and went back to his hometown.
Sú俗
huà话
shuō说
yè叶
luò落
guī归
gēn根
，
zài在
wài外
miàn面
dǎ打
pīn拼
zhè这
me么
duō多
nián年
，
gāi该
huí回
jiā家
kàn看
kan看
le了
。
As the saying goes, 'fallen leaves return to the roots'—you've been working hard outside for so many years, it's time to go home and visit.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
huá华
qiáo侨
yī一
zhí直
niàn念
niàn念
bù不
wàng忘
yè叶
luò落
guī归
gēn根
，
lín临
zhōng终
qián前
zhōng终
yú于
huí回
dào到
le了
zǔ祖
jí籍
。
This elderly overseas Chinese never stopped thinking about returning to his roots, and finally returned to his ancestral land before passing away.