鎩羽而歸

Chinese

		to be despondent as one is unable to achieve one's ambitions	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to go back; to return
trad. (鎩羽而歸)		鎩羽	而	歸
simp. (铩羽而归)		铩羽	而	归

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shāyǔ'érguī

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄚ ㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄍㄨㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saat³ jyu⁵ ji⁴ gwai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shāyǔ'érguī
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ ㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄍㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shayǔ-érguei
    • Wade–Giles: sha¹-yü³-êrh²-kuei¹
    • Yale: shā-yǔ-ér-gwēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shayeuerlguei
    • Palladius: шаюйэргуй (šajujɛrguj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saat³ jyu⁵ ji⁴ gwai¹
    • Yale: saat yúh yìh gwāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saat⁸ jy⁵ ji⁴ gwai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sad³ yu⁵ yi⁴ guei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːt̚³ jyː¹³ jiː²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

鎩羽而歸

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