falling leaves return to their roots; ultimate return to one's origins
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
returning to one's roots, especially in old age
literaryOften used to express nostalgia, a sense of belonging, or the natural cycle of life. Carries cultural weight about filial piety and homeland.
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.
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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.