shā yǔ ér guī

Traditional: 鎩羽而歸

铩羽而归 (shā yǔ ér guī) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 铩羽而归

铩shā · (old) spear; lance羽yǔ · feather而ér · and归guī · to return

Related words

而and而且(not only ...) but also而已that's all而是rather而言(typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...归to return归surname Gui然而however; but; yet回归to return to反而on the contrary; instead无家可归(idiom) homeless显而易见clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously

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