叶落归根 (葉落歸根) yè luò guīgēn

yè luò guīgēn set phrase a falling leaf returns to the roots; everything has its ancestral home
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '葉落歸根')

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• 树高千丈，叶落归根(樹高千丈，葉落歸根) a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots; everything has its ancestral home

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