衣錦還鄉

See also: 衣锦还乡

Chinese

		to wear brocade clothing; wealth and rank; glory	to return to one's hometown; to return home; to retire from public life
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”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yījǐnhuánxiāng, yìjǐnhuánxiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ, ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji³ gam² waan⁴ hoeng¹, ji¹ gam² waan⁴ hoeng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: yījǐnhuánxiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ijiinhwanshiang
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xu̯än³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan, dated variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: yìjǐnhuánxiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihjiinhwanshiang
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xu̯än³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji³ gam² waan⁴ hoeng¹, ji¹ gam² waan⁴ hoeng¹
  - Yale: yi gám wàahn hēung, yī gám wàahn hēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji³ gam² waan⁴ hoeng¹, ji¹ gam² waan⁴ hoeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi³ gem² wan⁴ hêng¹, yi¹ gem² wan⁴ hêng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jiː³³ kɐm³⁵ wäːn²¹ hœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵/, /jiː⁵⁵ kɐm³⁵ wäːn²¹ hœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

衣錦還鄉

to return home a success; to return home in glory

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