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			to go back; to return	radical (chem.); root; basis
trad. (葉落歸根)		葉落	歸	根
simp. (叶落归根)		叶落	归	根
anagram		落葉歸根／落叶归根
Literally: “fallen leaves will return to the roots”.

From Song dynasty book《景德傳燈錄》by 釋道原:

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yèluòguīgēn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄟㄍㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jip⁶ lok⁶ gwai¹ gan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yèluòguīgēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄟㄍㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yèluògueigen
  - Wade–Giles: yeh⁴-lo⁴-kuei¹-kên¹
  - Yale: yè-lwò-gwēi-gēn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yehluohgueigen
  - Palladius: елогуйгэнь (jelogujgɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jip⁶ lok⁶ gwai¹ gan¹
  - Yale: yihp lohk gwāi gān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jip⁹ lok⁹ gwai¹ gan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yib⁶ log⁶ guei¹ gen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːp̚² lɔːk̚² kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/

葉落歸根

a person who has been away from his or her hometown for a long time would eventually return

落葉歸根／落叶归根 (luòyèguīgēn)

→ Vietnamese: lá rụng về cội (calque)