树高千丈，叶落归根
shù​gāo​qiān​zhàng, yè​luò​guī​gēn

ancestral home

  • created sense approved 树高千丈，叶落归根/樹高千丈，葉落歸根 · shù​gāo​qiān​zhàng, yè​luò​guī​gēn · ancestral home

    树高千丈，叶落归根 / 樹高千丈，葉落歸根

    shù​gāo​qiān​zhàng, yè​luò​guī​gēn

    ancestral home

    A proverb signifying that everything has its origins or source, just as a tree's leaves eventually fall to its roots.

    树高千丈，叶落归根，人无论走多远，都不应忘记自己的根在哪里。

    created sense

  • created sense approved 树高千丈，叶落归根/樹高千丈，葉落歸根 · shù​gāo​qiān​zhàng, yè​luò​guī​gēn · returning home

    树高千丈，叶落归根 / 樹高千丈，葉落歸根

    shù​gāo​qiān​zhàng, yè​luò​guī​gēn

    returning home

    The act of an expatriate or someone living far from home returning to their place of origin in old age.

    他在海外漂泊半生，晚年决定回乡定居，真是树高千丈，叶落归根。

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