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Chinese
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to go back; to return
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radical (chem.); root; basis
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| trad. (葉落歸根)
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葉落
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歸
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根
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| simp. (叶落归根)
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叶落
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归
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根
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| anagram
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落葉歸根／落叶归根
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| Literally: “fallen leaves will return to the roots”.
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Etymology
From Song dynasty book《景德傳燈錄》by 釋道原:
Pronunciation
Idiom
葉落歸根
- a person who has been away from his or her hometown for a long time would eventually return
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