衣锦夜游 — “To wear brocade robes and travel at night”
衣锦夜游 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to wear brocade robes and travel at night”. A metaphor for achieving success or high status but being unable to display one's honor and prominence to others, thus not receiving due recognition. Literally, “traveling at night in brocade robes”.
衣锦夜游 Pronunciation and Pinyin
衣锦夜游 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 衣
- yī衣bù不jiān兼cǎi彩dressed in plain clothes
- yī衣bù不jiān兼cǎi采dressed simply and plainly
- yī衣bù不rú如xīn新，，rén人bù不rú如gù故New clothes are best, old friends are best
- yī衣bù不wán完cǎi采to dress simply and plainly
- yī衣bù不bù布tǐ体clothes too ragged to cover body
- yī衣bù不yè曳dì地dress simply and live modestly
- yī衣bù不gài盖tǐ体dressed in rags, barely clothed
- yī衣bù不bì蔽tǐ体clothed in rags
- yī衣bù不jiě解dài带work tirelessly without rest
- yī衣bù不jiě解jié结work tirelessly without rest
- yī衣bù不zhē遮tǐ体dressed in rags
- yī衣bù不zhē遮shēn身clothes too tattered to cover body
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What does 衣锦夜游 mean?
衣锦夜游 (yī jǐn yè yóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to wear brocade robes and travel at night”.
How do you pronounce 衣锦夜游?
衣锦夜游 is pronounced yī jǐn yè yóu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 衣锦夜游 literally mean?
Literally, 衣锦夜游 means “traveling at night in brocade robes”. It is used to mean “to wear brocade robes and travel at night”.
What is the Chinese definition of 衣锦夜游?
穿了锦绣衣裳在夜间出行。比喻虽居官位，却不能使人看到自己的荣耀显贵。同“衣绣夜行”。