lit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); fig. to return home after making good; Taiwan pr. [yi4 jin3 huan2 xiang1]
trad. 衣錦還鄉
Also written 衣錦還鄉【yī jǐn huán xiāng】
Characters in this word
4衣
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clothes, CL:件[jian4], Kangxi radical 145
- Pinyin
- yī
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 12783 of 2500
锦
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brocade, embroidered work, bright
- Pinyin
- jǐn
- Traditional
- 錦
- Strokes
- 13
还
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surname Huan
- Pinyin
- Huán
- Traditional
- 還
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 49 of 2500
乡
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country or countryside, native place, home village or town, township (PRC administrative unit)
- Pinyin
- xiāng
- Traditional
- 鄉
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 15110 of 2500