叶落归根 (葉落歸根) yè luò guīgēn

1. yè luò guīgēn set phrase a falling leaf returns to the roots; everything has its ancestral home
   Domain: Idiom 成语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '葉落歸根')
2. yè luò guī gēn phrase falling leaves return to their roots
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
   Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)

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树高千丈，叶落归根

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