樹高千丈，葉落歸根 (syu6 gou1 cin1 zoeng6 ，jip6 lok6 gwai1 gan1): fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb) | Cantonese Dictionary

syu6 gou1 cin1 zoeng6 ，jip6 lok6 gwai1 gan1樹高千丈，葉落歸根树高千丈，叶落归根

Jyutpingsyu6 gou1 cin1 zoeng6 ，jip6 lok6 gwai1 gan1

Yalesyuh gōu chīn jeungh ，jiph lokh gwāi gān

Definition

fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb); in old age, an expatriate returns home

T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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