衣锦荣归
yī​jǐn​róng​guī

to return home in glory

  • created sense approved 衣锦荣归/衣錦榮歸 · yī​jǐn​róng​guī · to return home in glory — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    衣锦荣归 / 衣錦榮歸

    yī​jǐn​róng​guī

    to return home in glory

    to return to one's hometown in silken robes; describes returning to one's family after achieving great fame, success, or wealth

    yì​jǐn​róng​guī

    衣 (literal) → 衣 · yì · to wear 锦 (literal) → 锦/錦 · jǐn · brocade 荣 (literal) → 荣/榮 · róng · honorable 归 (literal) → 归/歸 · guī · to return

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    created sense