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叶落归根
yè​luò​guī​gēn

things returning to their origin

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 树高千丈,叶落归根 shù​gāo​qiān​zhàng​yè​luò​guī​gēn a tree may grow high but its leaves return to the roots
    A proverb meaning that everything has its ancestral home or that a person living far away eventually returns to their hometown, especially in old age.
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