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衣绣夜行

衣绣夜行 — “To wear fine clothes at night”

衣绣夜行 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to wear fine clothes at night”. To enjoy success or display wealth in a way that goes unnoticed by others; to achieve greatness but remain unacknowledged. Literally, “wear embroidered clothes walk night”.

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衣绣夜行 Pronunciation and Pinyin

衣绣夜行 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
衣
yī6clothes or covering
绣
xiù10embroider
夜
yè8night
行
xíng6to walk, act, or a line

Example Sentence with 衣绣夜行

他在公司内部默默奉献,完成了许多重要项目,但由于不善表现,常有衣绣夜行之感。
He silently dedicated himself within the company, completing many important projects, but due to his poor self-promotion, he often felt like he was walking in embroidered clothes at night.

Idioms Related to 衣绣夜行

Synonyms of 衣绣夜行

  • yī衣xiù绣yè夜yóu游to do something impressive in obscurity
  • yī衣jǐn锦yè夜yóu游enjoy success in secret
  • yì衣jǐn锦yè夜xíng行hide one's success

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 衣绣夜行

What does 衣绣夜行 mean?

衣绣夜行 (yī xiù yè xíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to wear fine clothes at night”.

How do you pronounce 衣绣夜行?

衣绣夜行 is pronounced yī xiù yè xíng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 衣绣夜行 literally mean?

Literally, 衣绣夜行 means “wear embroidered clothes walk night”. It is used to mean “to wear fine clothes at night”.

What is the Chinese definition of 衣绣夜行?

衣:穿。绣:锦绣。穿着精美鲜艳的锦绣衣服夜间上街行走。比喻人富贵以后不为人知。亦作“衣锦夜游”、“衣锦夜行”。

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