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衣锦昼行 — “To return home in glory”

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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衣锦昼行 Pronunciation and Pinyin

衣锦昼行 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
衣
yì6clothes or covering
锦
jǐn13brocade, splendid, beautiful
昼
zhòu9daytime
行
xíng6to walk, act, or a line

Example Sentence with 衣锦昼行

他在外地奋斗多年,终于事业有成,衣锦昼行地回到了家乡。
After years of striving in another city, he finally achieved great success in his career and returned to his hometown in glory.

Idioms Related to 衣锦昼行

Synonyms of 衣锦昼行

  • yì衣xiù绣zhòu昼xíng行return home in glory
  • yī衣jǐn锦zhòu昼yóu游parade success in splendid attire

Antonyms of 衣锦昼行

  • biàn变fú服guǐ诡xíng行disguise and travel secretly

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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Questions about 衣锦昼行

What does 衣锦昼行 mean?

衣锦昼行 (yì jǐn zhòu xíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to return home in glory”.

How do you pronounce 衣锦昼行?

衣锦昼行 is pronounced yì jǐn zhòu xíng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 衣锦昼行 literally mean?

Literally, 衣锦昼行 means “Wearing brocade and walking in daylight”. It is used to mean “to return home in glory”.

What is the Chinese definition of 衣锦昼行?

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”。

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