衣锦还乡 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes
• fig. to return home after making good
• Taiwan pr. [yi4 jin3 huan2 xiang1]

Character by character

• 衣yīcloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat
• 锦jǐnbrocade, tapestry; embroidered
• 还huánalso, besides; still, yet; to return
• 乡xiāngcountry, village; rural

Idioms sharing a character

• 天衣无缝 tiān yī wú fèng
• 宵衣旰食 xiāo yī gàn shí
• 牛衣对泣 niú yī duì qì
• 白衣苍狗 bái yī cāng gǒu
• 相体裁衣 xiàng tǐ cái yī
• 节衣缩食 jié yī suō shí
• 缩衣节食 suō yī jié shí
• 腰金衣紫 yāo jīn yī zǐ
• 衣不蔽体 yī bù bì tǐ
• 衣冠禽兽 yī guān qín shòu

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