From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「衣錦還鄉」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.
The idiom being introduced now is 「衣錦還鄉」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
It used to refer to returning to one’s hometown after becoming rich and powerful. It means to show off to the people in the village.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yī jǐn hái xiāng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yi1 gam2 waan4 heung1
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