树高千丈，叶落归根樹高千丈，葉落歸根樹高千丈，葉落歸根

a tree may grow a thousand feet high, but the leaves fall back to the roots

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: People who have lived far away will in old age return to their homeland.

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Simplified: 树高千丈，叶落归根
Traditional (Taiwan): 樹高千丈，葉落歸根
Pinyin: shùgāoqiānzhàng, yèluòguīgēn
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨˋ ㄍㄠㄑㄧㄢㄓㄤˋ，ㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄟㄍㄣ

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