衣錦夜行
yì​jǐn​yè​xíng

hidden glory

  • created reference approved 衣锦夜行/衣錦夜行 → 衣绣夜行/衣繡夜行 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    衣锦夜行 / 衣錦夜行 yì​jǐn​yè​xíng

    衣绣夜行 / 衣繡夜行 yì​xiù​yè​xíng

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 衣锦夜行/衣錦夜行 · yì​jǐn​yè​xíng · hidden glory — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    衣锦夜行 / 衣錦夜行

    yì​jǐn​yè​xíng

    hidden glory

    Literally meaning to wear fine silk clothes in the dark of night; used to describe having wealth or success that no one knows about, or not having one's achievements properly recognized.

    yī​jǐn​yè​xíng

    衣 (literal) → 衣 · yì · to wear 锦 (literal) → 锦/錦 · jǐn · brocade 夜 (literal) → 夜 · yè · night 行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to go

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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