wú​yán​jiàn​jiāng​dōng​fù​lǎo

too ashamed to face one's people

无颜见江东父老 無顏見江東父老 wú​yán​jiàn​jiāng​dōng​fù​lǎo
too ashamed to face one's people
To be unable to return home after a failure because of extreme shame or disgrace; originally referring to the general 项羽 xiàng​yǔ choosing suicide over returning to his home region in defeat.