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衣錦榮歸
简 衣锦荣归 · 繁 衣錦榮歸Mandarin · pinyin yī jǐn róng guī
Meanings
- to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
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1–3–2–1 · yi1 jin3 rong2 gui1
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ji1 gam2 wing4 gwai1
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phrase
- (idiomatic) synonym of 衣錦還鄉 /衣锦还乡 (“to return home a success; to return home in glory”)
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