Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「衣錦晝行」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.
The idiom 「衣錦晝行」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
Wearing fine clothes and going out during the day. In the old days, it was used to describe the honor of being an official in one’s hometown, or retiring from office in other places and returning home. Same as “wearing embroidered clothes and walking during the day”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yī jǐn zhòu háng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yi1 gam2 jau3 haang4/hong4/hang4
Chinese idioms are limitless in number and diversity, presenting endless learning opportunities. These tools are here to help you embrace the beauty of the language.
