jip6 lok6 gwai1 gan1叶落归根
Jyutpingjip6 lok6 gwai1 gan1
Yaleyiph lokh gwāi gān

Definition

a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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