衣锦还乡 yì jǐn huán xiāng

return home in glory; come back a success

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 41598th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory

Characters

Character Meaning
衣 yì HSK 1
clothes; Kangxi radical 145; to wear
锦 jǐn HSK 6
bright; brocade; embroidered work
还 huán HSK 2
still; yet; even more
乡 xiāng HSK 5
country or countryside; township (PRC administrative unit)