luò yè
dead leaves
to lose leaves (of plants)
deciduous
luò yè guī gēn
lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom)
fig. all things go back to their source eventually
in old age, an expatriate returns home
Luò yè guī gēn
Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by 張揚|张扬[Zhang1 Yang2], starring 趙本山|赵本山[Zhao4 Ben3 shan1]
luò yè sōng
larch tree (Pinus larix)
deciduous pine tree
qiū fēng sǎo luò yè
lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep
luò yè zhí wù
deciduous plant
deciduous vegetation
shù gāo qiān zhàng , luò yè guī gēn
see 樹高千丈,葉落歸根|树高千丈,叶落归根[shu4 gao1 qian1 zhang4 , ye4 luo4 gui1 gen1]