Chinese Notes

归根 (歸根) guīgēn

guīgēn verb to return home (after a lifetime's absence); to go back to one's roots
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '歸根')

归根结底(歸根結底) in the final analysis; ultimately
归根究柢(歸根究柢) ultimately; in the final analysis
落叶归根(落葉歸根) a falling leaf returns to the roots; fig. all things go back to their source eventually; in old age, an expatriate returns home
归根结蒂(歸根結蒂) ultimately; in the final analysis; after all; when all is said and done
树高千丈，叶落归根(樹高千丈，葉落歸根) a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots; everything has its ancestral home
叶落归根(葉落歸根) a falling leaf returns to the roots; everything has its ancestral home
归根结柢(歸根結柢) ultimately; in the final analysis
归根到底(歸根到底) to sum it up

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