Luò yè guī gēn

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Source form: 落葉歸根 / 落叶归根
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by 張揚|张扬[Zhāng Yáng], starring 趙本山|赵本山[Zhào Běn shān]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-42e5bb8a1cc91d8f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

落葉歸根 落叶归根 [Luo4 ye4 gui1 gen1] /Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by 張揚|张扬[Zhang1 Yang2], starring 趙本山|赵本山[Zhao4 Ben3 shan1]/

Source material and teaching drafts have separate provenance. Long-term commercial licensing remains under review.

luò yè guī gēn

All readings
Source form: 落葉歸根 / 落叶归根
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom) / fig. all things go back to their source eventually / in old age, an expatriate returns home
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-d634aab5648514a1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

落葉歸根 落叶归根 [luo4 ye4 gui1 gen1] /lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom)/fig. all things go back to their source eventually/in old age, an expatriate returns home/

Source material and teaching drafts have separate provenance. Long-term commercial licensing remains under review.

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Character information

Other forms in these source records: 落葉歸根

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落叶归根
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