树高千丈，叶落归根
树高千丈，叶落归根
shù gāo qiān zhàng , yè luò guī gēn
fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb); fig. everything has its ancestral home; in old age, an expatriate returns home
Traditional: 樹高千丈，葉落歸根
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- fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb)
- fig. everything has its ancestral home
- in old age, an expatriate returns home
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Related Words
落叶归根(Luò yè guī gēn)— Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by 張揚|张扬[Zhang1 Yang2], starring 趙本山|赵本山[Zhao4 Ben3 shan1]
→叶落归根(yè luò guī gēn)— a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home
→扒屋牵牛(bā wū qiān niú)— to sack the home and lead off the cattle (proverb)
→在家千日好，出门一时难(zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán)— lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
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