落叶归根
luò yè guī gēn
Pinyin

Definition

落叶归根
 - 
luò yè guī gēn
  1. lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom)
  2. fig. all things go back to their source eventually
  3. in old age, an expatriate returns home
落叶归根
 - 
Luò yè guī gēn
  1. 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]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

失落
shī luò
  1. 1 to lose (sth)
  2. 2 to drop (sth)
  3. 3 to feel a sense of loss
  4. 4 frustrated
  5. 5 disappointment
  6. 6 loss
根
gēn
  1. 1 root
  2. 2 basis
  3. 3 classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
  4. 4 CL:條|条[tiáo]
  5. 5 radical (chemistry)
根据
gēn jù
  1. 1 according to
  2. 2 based on
  3. 3 basis
  4. 4 foundation
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
根本
gēn běn
  1. 1 fundamental
  2. 2 basic
  3. 3 root
  4. 4 simply
  5. 5 absolutely (not)
  6. 6 (not) at all
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
草根
cǎo gēn
  1. 1 grass roots (lit. and fig.)
落
là
  1. 1 to leave out
  2. 2 to be missing
  3. 3 to leave behind or forget to bring
  4. 4 to lag or fall behind
角落
jiǎo luò
  1. 1 nook
  2. 2 corner
丢三落四
diū sān là sì
  1. 1 forgetful
  2. 2 empty-headed
低落
dī luò
  1. 1 downcast
  2. 2 gloomy
  3. 3 to decline
冷落
lěng luò
  1. 1 desolate
  2. 2 unfrequented
  3. 3 to treat sb coldly
  4. 4 to snub
  5. 5 to cold shoulder
利落
lì luo
  1. 1 agile
  2. 2 nimble
  3. 3 all settled
  4. 4 in order
哈根达斯
Hā gēn Dá sī
  1. 1 Häagen-Dazs
回落
huí luò
  1. 1 to fall back
  2. 2 to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc)
坐落
zuò luò
  1. 1 to be situated
  2. 2 to be located (of a building)
培根
péi gēn
  1. 1 bacon (loanword)
坠落
zhuì luò
  1. 1 to fall
  2. 2 to drop
堕落
duò luò
  1. 1 to degrade
  2. 2 to degenerate
  3. 3 to become depraved
  4. 4 corrupt
  5. 5 a fall from grace
压根
yà gēn
  1. 1 from the start
  2. 2 absolutely
  3. 3 entirely
  4. 4 simply
压根儿
yà gēn r5
  1. 1 erhua variant of 壓根|压根[yà gēn]
大起大落
dà qǐ dà luò
  1. 1 (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
  2. 2 volatile
  3. 3 significant ups and downs
  4. 4 roller coaster

Idioms (20)

一落千丈
yī luò qiān zhàng
  1. 1 lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
  3. 3 to take a dive
七零八落
qī líng bā luò
  1. 1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
不见棺材不落泪
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi
  1. 1 lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
  1. 1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
  2. 2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
  1. 1 a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
刨根问底
páo gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
剪草除根
jiǎn cǎo chú gēn
  1. 1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
  2. 2 to eradicate
参差错落
cēn cī cuò luò
  1. 1 uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
  2. 2 in a tangled mess
名落孙山
míng luò Sūn Shān
  1. 1 lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sūn Shān] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to fail an exam
  3. 3 to fall behind (in a competition)
告一段落
gào yī duàn luò
  1. 1 to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
丧魂落魄
sàng hún luò pò
  1. 1 scared out of one's wits (idiom); in a panic
尘埃落定
chén āi luò dìng
  1. 1 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get sorted out
  3. 3 to be finalized
大起大落
dà qǐ dà luò
  1. 1 (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
  2. 2 volatile
  3. 3 significant ups and downs
  4. 4 roller coaster
天要落雨，娘要嫁人
tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén
  1. 1 the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the natural order of things
  3. 3 something you can't go against
失魂落魄
shī hún luò pò
  1. 1 dazed
  2. 2 beside oneself (idiom)
家道中落
jiā dào zhōng luò
  1. 1 to come down in the world (idiom)
  2. 2 to suffer a reversal of fortune
寻根问底
xún gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
打落水狗
dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu
  1. 1 lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy
  3. 3 to hit sb when he's down
斩草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
  1. 1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
  2. 2 to eliminate completely

Sample Sentences