"葉落歸根" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jiːp̚² lɔːk̚² kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵/, /jiːp̚² lɔːk̚² kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: yèluòguīgēn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jip⁶ lok⁶ gwai¹ gan¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yèluòguīgēn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yèluògueigen [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yeh⁴-lo⁴-kuei¹-kên¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yè-lwò-gwēi-gēn [Mandarin, Yale], yehluohgueigen [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], елогуйгэнь [Mandarin, Palladius], jelogujgɛnʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], yihp lohk gwāi gān [Cantonese, Yale], jip⁹ lok⁹ gwai¹ gan¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yib⁶ log⁶ guei¹ gen¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From Song dynasty book《景德傳燈錄》by 釋道原: : 葉落歸根,來時無口。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]叶落归根,来时无口。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: 宋·釋道原《景德傳燈錄》 Yèluòguīgēn, lái shí wú kǒu. [Pinyin] (please add an English translation of this usage example) Etymology templates: {{zh-x|葉落歸根,來 時 無 口。||CL|collapsed=y|ref=宋·釋道原《景德傳燈錄》}} 葉落歸根,來時無口。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]叶落归根,来时无口。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: 宋·釋道原《景德傳燈錄》 Yèluòguīgēn, lái shí wú kǒu. [Pinyin] (please add an English translation of this usage example) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 葉落歸根
  1. a person who has been away from his or her hometown for a long time would eventually return Wikipedia link: Song dynasty Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 落葉歸根/落叶归根 (luòyèguīgēn), 落葉歸根 (luòyèguīgēn), 落叶归根 (luòyèguīgēn)
    Sense id: en-葉落歸根-zh-phrase-7Fm2-GSE Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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      "zh-pron": "елогуйгэнь"
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "jelogujgɛnʹ"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːp̚² lɔːk̚² kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "yihp lohk gwāi gān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jip⁹ lok⁹ gwai¹ gan¹"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "yib⁶ log⁶ guei¹ gen¹"
    },
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      "ipa": "/jiːp̚² lɔːk̚² kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːp̚² lɔːk̚² kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "luòyèguīgēn",
      "word": "落葉歸根/落叶归根"
    },
    {
      "roman": "luòyèguīgēn",
      "word": "落葉歸根"
    },
    {
      "roman": "luòyèguīgēn",
      "word": "落叶归根"
    }
  ],
  "word": "葉落歸根"
}

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