







衣锦昼行 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to return home in glory”. To parade one's success and achievements, often displaying wealth and status. Literally, “Wearing brocade and walking in daylight”.

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Open the tool →衣锦昼行 (yì jǐn zhòu xíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to return home in glory”.
衣锦昼行 is pronounced yì jǐn zhòu xíng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 衣锦昼行 means “Wearing brocade and walking in daylight”. It is used to mean “to return home in glory”.
穿了锦绣衣裳在白天出行。旧时形容在本乡做官,或在外地做官告老回乡,荣耀异常。同“衣绣昼行”。