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落地生根

Mandarin · pinyin luò dì shēng gēn

air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum)
to put down roots

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落: luò · fall, drop; net income, surplus
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
根: gēn · root, base(d on); foundation

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4–4–1–1 · luo4 di4 sheng1 gen1

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lok6 dei6 saang1 gan1

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phrase

(idiomatic) to settle permanently (after moving to a new city/country)

noun

(botany) air plant, life plant (Kalanchoe pinnata, syn. Bryophyllum pinnatum)

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