叶落归根 in English ye4 luo4 gui1 gen1 Meaning

Meanings

  • a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiomatic expression); everything has its ancestral home
  • In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.

Simplified Characters

叶 落 归 根

Traditional Characters

葉 落 歸 根

Pinyin

ye4 luo4 gui1 gen1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

叶ye4to be in harmony 落luo4to leave out 归gui1surname Gui 根gen1root