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落葉歸根
简 落叶归根 · 繁 落葉歸根Mandarin · pinyin luò yè guī gēn#
Meanings · luò yè guī gēn
- lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom)
- fig. all things go back to their source eventually
- in old age, an expatriate returns home
Mandarin · pinyin Luò yè guī gēn#
Meanings · Luò yè guī gēn
- Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by 張揚 Zhāng Yáng, starring 趙本山 Zhào Běn shān
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4–4–1–1 · luo4 ye4 gui1 gen1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
lok6 jip6 gwai1 gan1
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lok6 jip6 gwai1 gan1
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- (idiomatic) a person who has been away from his or her hometown for a long time would eventually return
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