guī gēn
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  • 1

    v.metareturn home after a long leave of absence; finally return to his native land

    • luò yè guī gēn

      归根

      A falling leaf returns to its root.

    • rèn zǔ guī gēn

      归根

      return to one's ancestral home

    • wǒ quán bù de niàn xiǎng dōu guī gēn yú nǐ wǒ yǒng héng de ài ren

      全部念想归根永恒爱人

      My thoughts go out to you, my immortal beloved.

  • 2

    v.sum up

    • guī gēn yī jù huà chéng bài yào kàn qún zhòng de xiàng bèi

      归根成败群众向背

      To sum up, the difference between success and failure lies with the support of the masses.

    • guī gēn jié dǐ tā men de xiǎng fǎ dōu shì yī huí shì

      归根他们想法一回事

      Ultimately, their ideas amount to the same thing.

    • yī qiè shēng mìng guī gēn dào dǐ dōu yào yī lài yǎng qì

      一切生命归根依赖氧气

      All life depends ultimately on oxygen.