衣锦夜行 — “To achieve great success or wealth but choose not to display it”
衣锦夜行 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to achieve great success or wealth but choose not to display it”. To keep one's accomplishments or prosperity private from others. Literally, “Wear brocade at night; walk at night in embroidered clothes”.
衣锦夜行 Pronunciation and Pinyin
衣锦夜行 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 衣锦夜行 mean?
衣锦夜行 (yì jǐn yè xíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to achieve great success or wealth but choose not to display it”.
How do you pronounce 衣锦夜行?
衣锦夜行 is pronounced yì jǐn yè xíng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 衣锦夜行 literally mean?
Literally, 衣锦夜行 means “Wear brocade at night; walk at night in embroidered clothes”. It is used to mean “to achieve great success or wealth but choose not to display it”.
What is the Chinese definition of 衣锦夜行?
锦：有彩色花纹的丝织品。夜里穿着锦绣衣服走路。比喻不能在人前显示荣华富贵。