衣锦还乡
yì​jǐn​huán​xiāng

to return home in glory

  • created reference approved 衣锦还乡/衣錦還鄉 → 衣锦荣归/衣錦榮歸 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    衣锦还乡 / 衣錦還鄉 yì​jǐn​huán​xiāng

    衣锦荣归 / 衣錦榮歸 yī​jǐn​róng​guī

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 衣锦还乡/衣錦還鄉 · yì​jǐn​huán​xiāng · to return home in glory — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    衣锦还乡 / 衣錦還鄉

    yì​jǐn​huán​xiāng

    to return home in glory

    to return to one's hometown after achieving success, fame, or wealth; literally, to return home wearing silken robes

    yī​jǐn​huán​xiāng

    衣 (literal) → 衣 · yì · to wear 锦 (literal) → 锦/錦 · jǐn · brocade 还 (literal) → 还/還 · huán · to go back 乡 (literal) → 乡/鄉 · xiāng · home

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

    created sense