







叶落归秋 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Just as leaves fall in autumn and return to the earth, everything eventually finds its natural resting place or returns to its origin; things have their ultimate destination or outcome”. Literally, “Leaves fall, return to autumn”.

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Open the tool →叶落归秋 (yè luò guī qiū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Just as leaves fall in autumn and return to the earth, everything eventually finds its natural resting place or returns to its origin; things have their ultimate destination or outcome”.
叶落归秋 is pronounced yè luò guī qiū in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 叶落归秋 means “Leaves fall, return to autumn”. It is used to mean “Just as leaves fall in autumn and return to the earth, everything eventually finds its natural resting place or returns to its origin; things have their ultimate destination or outcome”.
树叶在秋天飘落。比喻事物有一定归宿