"衣錦還鄉" meaning in Chinese

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        "2": "Seeing the palace of Qin was burnt to the ground, Xiang Yu wondered if he should go eastward to his hometown, saying: \"To not return home when one has made his fortune is like walking in the night with silken robes, who will notice?\"",
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  "etymology_text": "From the Records of the Grand Historian:\n項王見秦宮皆以燒殘破，又心懷思欲東歸，曰：「富貴不歸故鄉、如衣錦夜行、誰知之者？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]项王见秦宫皆以烧残破，又心怀思欲东归，曰：「富贵不归故乡、如衣锦夜行、谁知之者？」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE\nXiàng wáng jiàn Qín gōng jiē yǐ shāo cánpò, yòu xīnhuái sī yù dōng guī, yuē: “Fùguì bù guī gùxiāng, rú yījǐn yèxíng, shéi zhī zhī zhě?” [Pinyin]\nSeeing the palace of Qin was burnt to the ground, Xiang Yu wondered if he should go eastward to his hometown, saying: \"To not return home when one has made his fortune is like walking in the night with silken robes, who will notice?\"",
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          "word": "衣錦故鄉／衣锦故乡"
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          "word": "衣錦過鄉／衣锦过乡"
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          "roman": "yījǐnróngguī",
          "word": "衣錦榮歸／衣锦荣归"
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          "word": "衣錦故鄉"
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          "word": "衣锦故乡"
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          "word": "衣锦过乡"
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      "zh-pron": "yìjǐnhuánxiāng"
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji³ gam² waan⁴ hoeng¹"
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        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji¹ gam² waan⁴ hoeng¹"
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      "zh-pron": "i-gím-hoân-hiong"
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      "zh-pron": "yījǐnhuánxiāng"
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      "zh-pron": "yijǐnhuánsiang"
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      "zh-pron": "i¹-chin³-huan²-hsiang¹"
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      "zh-pron": "ijiinhwanshiang"
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      "zh-pron": "ицзиньхуаньсян"
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      "zh-pron": "iczinʹxuanʹsjan"
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      "zh-pron": "yi gám wàahn hēung"
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      "zh-pron": "yī gám wàahn hēung"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "ji³ gam² waan⁴ hoeng¹"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji¹ gam² waan⁴ hoeng¹"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yi³ gem² wan⁴ hêng¹"
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        "Taipei"
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        "Xiamen"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/jiː⁵⁵ kɐm³⁵ waːn²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/i⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan²⁴⁻¹¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/i⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ huan²³⁻³³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁴⁴⁻²² ɡim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan²⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/"
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  "word": "衣錦還鄉"
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "ipa": "/i⁵¹ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "yi¹ gem² wan⁴ hêng¹"
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        "Tai-lo"
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      "zh-pron": "i-gím-huân-hiong"
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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      "zh-pron": "i'gymhoanhiofng"
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    {
      "ipa": "/i⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan²⁴⁻¹¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/",
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        "Taipei"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/i⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ huan²³⁻³³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
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      "ipa": "/i⁴⁴⁻²² ɡim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan²⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵¹ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː³³ kɐm³⁵ waːn²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː⁵⁵ kɐm³⁵ waːn²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan²⁴⁻¹¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ huan²³⁻³³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁴⁴⁻²² ɡim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan²⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "衣錦故鄉／衣锦故乡"
    },
    {
      "word": "衣錦過鄉／衣锦过乡"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yījǐnróngguī",
      "word": "衣錦榮歸／衣锦荣归"
    },
    {
      "word": "衣錦故鄉"
    },
    {
      "word": "衣锦故乡"
    },
    {
      "word": "衣錦過鄉"
    },
    {
      "word": "衣锦过乡"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yījǐnróngguī",
      "word": "衣錦榮歸"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yījǐnróngguī",
      "word": "衣锦荣归"
    }
  ],
  "word": "衣錦還鄉"
}