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归根

guī gēn

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Definitions

1. to return home (after a lifetime's absence)
2. to go back to one's roots

Words Containing 归根

guī gēn jié dǐ

in the final analysis

yè luò guī gēn

a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home

guī gēn jiū dǐ

(idiom) in the final analysis

树高千丈，落叶归根

shù gāo qiān zhàng , luò yè guī gēn

see 樹高千丈，葉落歸根|树高千丈，叶落归根[shù gāo qiān zhàng , yè luò guī gēn]

guī gēn dào dǐ

after all

树高千丈，叶落归根

shù gāo qiān zhàng , yè luò guī gēn

fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb)

luò yè guī gēn

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]

guī gēn jié dì

ultimately

Child Words of 归根

to return

root