树高千丈,叶落归根
shù gāo qiān zhàng , yè luò guī gēnshugaoqianzhang,yeluoguigen
- 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
shù gāo qiān zhàng , yè luò guī gēnshugaoqianzhang,yeluoguigen
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