衣绣夜游 — “Wearing embroidered clothes at night”
衣绣夜游 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to possess honor or wealth but fail to display it or receive recognition, making it as if one wears splendid robes at night where no one can see them; to do something impressive in obscurity, thereby gaining no appreciation”. Literally, “Wearing embroidered clothes at night”.
衣绣夜游 Pronunciation and Pinyin
衣绣夜游 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 衣绣夜游 mean?
衣绣夜游 (yī xiù yè yóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to possess honor or wealth but fail to display it or receive recognition, making it as if one wears splendid robes at night where no one can see them; to do something impressive in obscurity, thereby gaining no appreciation”.
How do you pronounce 衣绣夜游?
衣绣夜游 is pronounced yī xiù yè yóu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 衣绣夜游 literally mean?
Literally, 衣绣夜游 means “Wearing embroidered clothes at night”. It is used to mean “to possess honor or wealth but fail to display it or receive recognition, making it as if one wears splendid robes at night where no one can see them; to do something impressive in obscurity, thereby gaining no appreciation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 衣绣夜游?
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”。