叶落归根 yè luò guī gēn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

叶 yè
HSK 4
to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
落 luò
HSK 4
fall, drop; net income, surplus
归 guī
HSK 5
return; return to, revert to
根 gēn
HSK 3
root, base(d on); foundation