铩羽而归 shā yǔ ér guī

DEFINITIONS

  1. to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)

CHARACTERS

铩 shā moult
羽 yǔ
HSK 4
feather, plume; wings; rad. 124
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
归 guī
HSK 5
return; return to, revert to