灯阑烛暗蹑夜归
[dēng lán zhú àn niè yè guī]
'Deng Lan Zhu An Nie Ye Gui' describes returning home late at night ('Night Returning Amidst Faint Lantern and Dim Candles') - often depicted in traditional Chinese narratives where travelers or wanderers head back after lengthy journeys. The ambiance described by dim lanterns/candles highlights loneliness, contemplation, transition from exterior world into intimacy and closure; marking completion, finding shelter/home, reintegration.