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衣錦還鄉
衣錦還鄉
See also: 衣锦还乡
Chinese
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gown; clothes; to dress; to wear
!brocade; embroidered work; bright
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pay back; return; also; in addition; more; still; else; yet; (not) yet
!country; village |- !trad. (衣錦還鄉) | 衣 | 錦 | 還 | 鄉 |- !simp. (衣锦还乡) | 衣 | 锦 | 还 | 乡 |- !Literally: “to return to one's hometown in silken robes”. |}
Idiom
衣錦還鄉
- to return home after making good; to return home in glory