lá rụng về cội

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Meaning · English

The falling leaf returns to the root — children find their way back to their parents; all things home to their origin.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Lá rụng về cội - con cái tìm đường về với cha mẹ; mọi thứ trở về nguồn gốc

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Literally: fallen leaves return to the base

Examples

Đi xa mấy rồi cũng về quê, lá rụng về cội.However far you roam, you come home — the leaf falls to its root.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “lá rụng về cội” mean?

The falling leaf returns to the root — children find their way back to their parents; all things home to their origin. Literally: fallen leaves return to the base

Is “lá rụng về cội” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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