"落葉歸根" meaning in Chinese

See 落葉歸根 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /lɔːk̚² jiːp̚² kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵/, /lɔːk̚² jiːp̚² kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: luòyèguīgēn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ [Mandarin, bopomofo], lok⁶ jip⁶ gwai¹ gan¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], luòyèguīgēn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], luòyègueigen [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], lo⁴-yeh⁴-kuei¹-kên¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], lwò-yè-gwēi-gēn [Mandarin, Yale], luohyehgueigen [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], лоегуйгэнь [Mandarin, Palladius], lojegujgɛnʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], lohk yihp gwāi gān [Cantonese, Yale], lok⁹ jip⁹ gwai¹ gan¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], log⁶ yib⁶ guei¹ gen¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 落叶归根, 葉落歸根
Etymology: From Song dynasty book《景德傳燈錄》by 釋道原, originally written as 葉落歸根/叶落归根 (yèluòguīgēn) Etymology templates: {{zh-l|葉落歸根}} 葉落歸根/叶落归根 (yèluòguīgēn) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 落葉歸根
  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
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        "bopomofo"
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        "Jyutping"
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "luohyehgueigen"
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "лоегуйгэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lojegujgɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lohk yihp gwāi gān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lok⁹ jip⁹ gwai¹ gan¹"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "log⁶ yib⁶ guei¹ gen¹"
    },
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      "ipa": "/lɔːk̚² jiːp̚² kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/lɔːk̚² jiːp̚² kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/"
    }
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        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 根",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 歸",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 落",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 葉",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "zh-pron": "luòyèguīgēn"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lok⁶ jip⁶ gwai¹ gan¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "luòyèguīgēn"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "luòyègueigen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lo⁴-yeh⁴-kuei¹-kên¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lwò-yè-gwēi-gēn"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "luohyehgueigen"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "лоегуйгэнь"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lojegujgɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lohk yihp gwāi gān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lok⁹ jip⁹ gwai¹ gan¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "log⁶ yib⁶ guei¹ gen¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɔːk̚² jiːp̚² kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɔːk̚² jiːp̚² kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "落葉歸根"
}

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  "called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: '(Standard Chinese)⁺'",
  "path": [
    "落葉歸根"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
  "title": "落葉歸根",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Chinese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-11-28 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-11-21 using wiktextract (65a6e81 and 0dbea76). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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