- 衣锦还乡 yījǐnhuánxiāng return in gloryto return to one's hometown in success and honor after achieving wealth or fame
- 告老还乡 gàolǎohuánxiāng retire hometo retire from official service due to old age and return to one's hometown
- 还乡女 huánxiāngnǚ repatriated women(Korean term) women who returned to Korea after being abducted during the Manchu invasions of Korea in the 17th century, only to be regarded as defiled and therefore ostracized, even by their own families