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葉落歸根
简 叶落归根 · 繁 葉落歸根Mandarin · pinyin yè luò guī gēn
Meanings
- a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home
- In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.
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4–4–1–1 · ye4 luo4 gui1 gen1
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jip6 lok6 gwai1 gan1
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phrase
- (idiomatic) a person who has been away from his or her hometown for a long time would eventually return
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