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/ 叶落归根
a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home · In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.
叶
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yè luò huī gēn
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lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring · Don't forget where your happiness come from. · Be grateful for all your blessings!
饮水思源
yǐn shuǐ sī yuán
to return to one's home town
返乡
fǎn xiāng
to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
衣锦荣归
yī jǐn róng guī
lit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom) · fig. to return home after making good · Taiwan pr. yì jǐn huán xiāng
衣锦还乡
yī jǐn huán xiāng
Antonyms
to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend · to kick a benefactor in the teeth
忘恩负义
wàng ēn fù yì
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