(idiom) to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions
trad. 鎩羽而歸
Also written 鎩羽而歸【shā yǔ ér guī】
Characters in this word
4铩
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(old) spear; lance, (literary) to cripple; to harm; to injure
- Pinyin
- shā
- Traditional
- 鎩
- Strokes
- 11
羽
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feather, 5th note in pentatonic scale
- Pinyin
- yǔ
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 31207 of 2500
而
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and, as well as, and so, but (not), yet (not), (indicates causal relation), (indicates change of state), (indicates contrast)
- Pinyin
- ér
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 131 of 2500
归
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surname Gui
- Pinyin
- Guī
- Traditional
- 歸
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 3299 of 2500