树高千丈，落叶归根
shù​gāo​qiān​zhàng​luò​yè​guī​gēn

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

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.