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落地生根 (lok6 dei6 saang1 gan1) — to settle down in a place with some form of gainful employment in Cantonese

lokˍ₆落deiˍ₆地saangˉ¹生ganˉ¹根
Mandarin Pinyin: luo4 di4 sheng1 gen1

Meaning of 落地生根

nounto settle down in a place with some form of gainful employment

Characters in 落地生根

落lok6
natural and poised
地dei6
earth; land; soil; ground
生saang1
unripe; uncooked; raw
根gan1
radical

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