无颜见江东父老
wú​yán​jiàn Jiāng​dōng​fù​lǎo

ashamed to return

  • created sense approved 无颜见江东父老/無顏見江東父老 · wú​yán​jiàn Jiāng​dōng​fù​lǎo · ashamed to return

    无颜见江东父老 / 無顏見江東父老

    wú​yán​jiàn Jiāng​dōng​fù​lǎo

    ashamed to return

    (idiom) to be too ashamed to return to one's hometown after a humiliating failure

    他创业失败，欠下巨款，深感无颜见江东父老。

    created sense