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樹高千丈，落葉歸根

简树高千丈，落叶归根 · 繁樹高千丈，落葉歸根

Mandarin · pinyin shù gāo qiān zhàng , luò yè guī gēn

see 樹高千丈，葉落歸根 shù gāo qiān zhàng, yè luò guī gēn

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樹: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
千: qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
丈: zhàng · unit of length equal 3.3 meters; gentleman, man, husband
落: luò · fall, drop; net income, surplus
葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
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根: gēn · root, base(d on); foundation
树: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
归: guī · return; return to, revert to

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