樹高千丈,落葉歸根 shù gāo qiān zhàng , luò yè guī gēn

however far you go, you return to your roots

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. see 樹高千丈,树高千丈,yè luò guī gēn[shu4 gao1 qian1 zhang4 , ye4 luo4 gui1 gen1]

Characters

Character Meaning
tree; to set up; to cultivate
high; tall; above average
thousand; see qiū qiān
husband; measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)
to fall or drop; to lower; to lag or fall behind
leaf; surname Ye; page
to return; to go back to; to belong to
root; basis