shù​gāo​qiān​zhàng​luò​yè​guī​gēn

a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots

Senses

树高千丈,落叶归根/ 樹高千丈,落葉歸根 shù​gāo​qiān​zhàng​luò​yè​guī​gēn a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots

A tree may grow very high, but eventually its leaves fall back to the ground; people who live far away from home for a long time eventually return to their ancestral home or birthplace.

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