歸根

See also: 归根

Chinese

		to go back; to return	radical (chem.); root; basis
trad. (歸根)		歸	根
simp. (归根)		归	根

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guīgēn

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟㄍㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹ gan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guīgēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟㄍㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gueigen
  - Wade–Giles: kuei¹-kên¹
  - Yale: gwēi-gēn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueigen
  - Palladius: гуйгэнь (gujgɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kweɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai¹ gan¹
  - Yale: gwāi gān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ gan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ gen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/

Verb

歸根

(of leaf) to eventually return to its root as it falls from the tree
(figurative) to finally return to one's hometown

Derived terms

樹高千丈，落葉歸根／树高千丈，落叶归根
歸根到底／归根到底 (guīgēndàodǐ)
歸根究柢／归根究柢 (guīgēnjiūdǐ)
歸根結底／归根结底 (guīgēnjiédǐ)

歸根結柢／归根结柢
落葉歸根／落叶归根 (luòyèguīgēn)
葉落歸根／叶落归根 (yèluòguīgēn)

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