落叶归根 / 落葉歸根
luò yè guī gēn
Meaning
- literally a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom)
- figuratively all things go back to their source eventually
- in old age, an expatriate returns home
- Getting Home, 2007 People's Republic of China comedy-drama film directed by 张扬 Zhāng Yáng, starring 赵本山 Zhào Běn shān