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衣錦榮歸

简衣锦荣归 · 繁衣錦榮歸

Mandarin · pinyin yī jǐn róng guī

to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory

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衣: yī · clothes, clothing; cover, skin; Kangxi radical 145
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锦: jǐn · brocade, tapestry; embroidered
荣: róng · glory, honor; flourish, prosper
归: guī · return; return to, revert to

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1–3–2–1 · yi1 jin3 rong2 gui1

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(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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